I'm not necessarily anti-immigrant because I do believe there is a moral obligation involved in embracing them However going back to my last post I do believe the way immigrants affect the cost of housing for natives is extremely problematic. This study has similar results to the last study I cited however it's broken down a bit clearer.
Inshort the Immigrant population of the u.s. has increased net housing prices by 3.7 trillion dollars. Some would argue that to mitigate be downsides of immigration we should have a stronger social safety net, however there is no way we could restructure the safety-net to produce over 3 trillion dollars for the higher cost of living imposed on natives.
Again I'm not anti immigrant, but there is a high price to pay when it comes to being charitable. The negative effects on Native wages are pretty miniscule however the negative effects on housing are catastrophic especially for those who struggle when it comes to paying their rent.
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