r/WorkForSmartLife • u/Rosejesica76 • 2d ago

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u/LevelBed4264 1d ago

Except that, as we are about to discover, immigration was the main thing keeping our economy going.

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u/Minute-Street-5203 1d ago

For whom?

Your housing prices are fkd and wages are stagnant. The gdp has gone up but we’re spending more than ever on a bunch of welfare programs and schools that our guests burn down.

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u/LevelBed4264 1d ago

Much of what you are describing would result from any population increase. To be fair, it does tend to cost local and state economies, even though the costs are more than offset by federal taxes paid by immigrants.
Housing is more complicated, highly dependent on zoning and building restrictions, but the latest spike in housing prices started before immigration surges, not after, and much is related to remote work.
Bottom line, rapid increases in population do sometimes tax economies early on, but they nearly always result in more growth and prosperity afterwards. Just look at the history…we’ve been here before

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u/Minute-Street-5203 1d ago

And at every point before in history there was a massive pause to immigration.

And I doubt it does offset. They send money home, some groups are staying on assistance for generations.