The Economic Costs of Pursuing Hardline State Immigration Policies: How Expanded Immigration Enforcement Undermined Arizona and Florida’s Economy

This report examines how hardline state immigration laws negative impact the economy of state’s that adopt these measures.

The report uses case studies from Arizona and Florida to show that these laws press immigrants who are vital to their workforce and consumer and tax base to leave these states, which undermines sectors that rely on these workers.

In addition to suggesting the newest wave of hardline state immigration laws will produce similar effects in states that adopt them, the report also has national implications. Large-scale enforcement actions such as deporting all undocumented immigrants will also undermine the U.S. economy replicating the same effects as these state laws at the national level.

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