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Will stopping immigration cause labor shortages?
Will halting immigration tighten the labor market? I'll pull current research and forecasts on workforce gaps.
Yes, according to most demographic and labor market research, stopping immigration - or sharply reducing it - would cause or worsen labor shortages in the U.S., especially over the medium to long term.
1. Short-term labor market effects
Tightened immigration controls are directly lin