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Associated Press: Trump’s economic plans would worsen inflation, experts say
“Economists Wendy Edelberg and Tara Watson of the Brookings Institution’s Hamilton Project found that by raising the supply of workers, the influx of immigrant…
The Washington Post: Two pro-growth policies for Harris: Immigration and trade
“With an aging population, the necessity for legal immigration to prevent economic contraction has become more urgent. And there is little dispute that immigra…
Yahoo Finance: What Trump’s immigration stance signals to US labor market
“The immigration surge should fundamentally change how we interpret the employment report. These are very significant increases in labor supply that we’ve seen…
Time: We do need more moms in politics. JD Vance won’t get us there
“One way is by restoring the billions in childcare funding provided by the American Rescue Plan Act which expired in September, resulting in immediate increas…
The New York Times: ‘We feel stuck’: Child care needs limit women’s work force gains
“But there are signs that the labor force participation gains among women with children under 5 has plateaued since September, according to an analysis from th…
Axios: How Biden’s border restrictions could affect the labor market
“The figures line up with a Brookings analysis of Congressional Budget Office data earlier this year that attributed higher-than-expected post-pandemic job gai…
CNN: They have jobs but still need help to feed their families
“In addition to rising prices, another pressure for many middle class families is that their wages have not kept up with inflation as well as the pay of their …
The New York Times: Immigrants in Maine are filling a labor gap. It may be a prelude for the U.S.
"'I’m very confident that we would not have seen the employment gains we saw last year — and we certainly can’t sustain it — without immigration,' said Wendy E…
