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Will stopping immigration cause labor shortages?
Stopping immigration and labor shortages is a complex, contested question — I'll gather recent evidence on how the two are linked.
Short answer: Yes, according to most recent U.S. economic research - especially if "stopping" means sharply reducing or ending net immigration for more than a short period - it would shrink the labor force and worsen or create labor shortages, though the effect is une