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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
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Policy Director at the American Immigration Council. Commenting generally on immigration law and policy. Retweets =/= endorsements, views are my own.
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New from me! Politicians are trying to blame undocumented immigrants for the housing shortage. This is wrong. Undocumented immigrants not only use housing, they also build housing, maintain housing, and put money into the pockets of Americans who buy or rent housing. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Some politicians try to make the United States’ housing shortage — estimates of the deficit run anywhere from 4 million to 7 million homes — a simple equation of supply and demand. Add more people, and housing prices go up; deport more people, and housing prices go down. The reality is far more complicated. Undocumented immigrants don’t just use housing. They also build housing, maintain housing and put money into the pockets of Americans who buy or rent housing.
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Orowyourbot.bsky.social

Why anyone would hear this idea and not immediately think of that is incredible to me.

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helveringej.bsky.social

Obviously Vance's views are a dog whistle, but isn't there something to the idea that if American population actually started shrinking (like Japan) we might see some home values crater a bit?

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Ccuchulu.bsky.social

Don’t think republicans can solve the problem thru deportation. Wall Street and giant corporations will never let them follow thru with mass deportation. Not because they care about the people, but because deporting millions would decimate their investments.

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ARreichlinmelnick.bsky.social

Mass deportation is not housing policy. It will hurt everyone. If you think it's hard to build a home or get a contractor now, wait until 1/3 of the nation's roofers, ceiling tilers, stucco masons, plasterers and drywall installers get deported. It won't be pretty. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Our analysis finds that 1 in 7 people employed in the construction industry as of 2022 were undocumented, accounting for more than 1.5 million workers. Within many of the trades relevant to housing construction and maintenance, the proportion is higher. We estimate that more than 1 in 3 roofers, ceiling tilers, stucco masons, plasterers and drywall installers are undocumented. These workers not only build many of the roughly 1.79 million new units that go onto the market each year, they also maintain and repair existing housing stock. If you think getting a contractor is hard now, wait until the workforce has been cut by a third.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
Policy Director at the American Immigration Council. Commenting generally on immigration law and policy. Retweets =/= endorsements, views are my own.
2.1k followers289 following1.3k posts
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