The long-term cost of Trump’s mass deportation: The economy could contract between 2.6% and 6%

Donald Trump has promised that if he returns to the White House , he will expel anyone who lacks a legal residence permit.

The deportation of at least 11 million people who work, study, consume goods and services, pay taxes and are part of their community would not leave the country unscathed.

Some economists estimate that the economic loss derived from large-scale deportations could range from 2.6% to 6.2% of GDP.

Undocumented immigrants contribute an estimated figure of around $100 billion a year in taxes.

An aging population and a falling birth rate mean that immigrants will be even more necessary to support the finances of the Social Security system and programs like Medicare .

Immigration policy will be one of the factors that will most influence the election, along with the economy and reproductive rights.

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