Most migrants come to the United States for economic opportunity, not because they are fleeing danger

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Many undocumented immigrants hold jobs that American workers do not want, such as farm or trucking work

Mass deportation would increase labor costs, which in turn would drive up the prices of goods for American consumers and workers

American workers would be unable to take jobs vacated by deported immigrants because the wages would not cover their cost of living

Minimum wages should rise automatically with the cost of living

Regulation is needed when a market is not performing well

Countries with more free markets perform better in many respects than countries that do not

Some economic regulation is good

Foreign investors should be barred from buying firms essential to national infrastructure

Governments should borrow for infrastructure during recessions even with high public debt

Central banks should be independent of elected governments

Employers should be required to publish salary ranges in job ads

Capital gains should face the same tax rates as work income

Pension funds should prioritize financial returns over social or environmental goals

Increased immigration enforcement could cause severe labor shortages, particularly as infrastructure spending increases

Farms in Western Pennsylvania are suffering from a labor shortage as immigrant workers have been displaced, detained by ICE, or have self-deported out of fear

Current labor issues in the U.S. are caused by the country's racism and xenophobia

Public belief about immigration and labor is often shaped by misinformation and is resistant to factual evidence

On the West Coast, crops are being left to rot due to a lack of workers

An analysis of U.S. census data indicates about 40% of construction workers are foreign-born, and of those, about half are not citizens

In Northern Virginia, local authorities are not strictly enforcing immigration laws against workers