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Yahoo Finance: US labor market braces for disruption as Trump vows mass deportations
“'The reason that mass deportations are disruptive is not simply because our economy relies on this labor; it's the abruptness of it,' said Wendy Edelberg, a d…
The Wall Street Journal: What Trump’s immigration plans mean for America’s job growth
“Researchers at Brookings modeled a 'high' and a ‘low' scenario for net migration under Trump in 2025, ranging from a net gain of 1.22 million people to a net …
BBC News: ‘It’s going to be hard’: US firms race to get ahead of Trump tariffs
“"There's economic impact whether it's bluster or not," said economist Wendy Edelberg, director of the Hamilton Project and a senior fellow at the Brookings In…
NPR: The country’s social safety net could be in danger as Trump looks to slash spending
“The irony ... is that among the people who would be hurt most seriously are working-class families, the very people who are now part of his political base.”
Bloomberg: Day care costs are reversing working mothers’ gains
“That one-two punch appears to be pushing some mothers out of the workforce. Lauren Bauer, an economist and fellow at the Brookings Institution, has been track…
CNN: Grocery prices are high. Trump’s mass deportations could make matters worse
“Any reduction in food demand resulting from evictions would be dwarfed by the loss of workers, noted Chloe East, an economics professor at the University of C…
ProPublica: Trump says he’ll fight for working-class Americans. His first presidency suggests he won’t.
“'Trump proposed significantly deeper cuts to programs for low- and modest-income people than any other president ever has, including Reagan, by far,' said Rob…
Marketplace: In a 2nd Trump term, Fed independence would go ‘out the window,’ economist says
“'If somebody came in and looked like they were messing with that , you wouldn’t just have the U.S. stock market to worry about,' Edelberg said. 'You would hav…
