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Does supply and demand apply or not? Building houses increases supply. Deportations reduce demand.
by frumplestlatz 8mo ago
Does supply and demand apply or not? Building houses increases supply. Deportations reduce demand.
- bdangubic 8mo agodemand for what exactly?! 1 bedroom houses that sleep 37?
- hypeatei 8mo agoImmigrants make up 32.5% of construction workers[0] so without them we're unable to build new housing unless you have a solution to the falling birth rate and human capital. Also, they're more likely to reside with extended family or non-family members[1] (i.e. not eating up single family home supply) So yes, while they might have some effect on housing supply, deporting them won't make a dent in prices. If you believe that deportations = cheaper houses, then I have a bridge to sell you. Too many localities have strict building regulations that artifically keep housing prices inflated; deportations won't do anything to fix that. 0: https://www.nahb.org/advocacy/industry-issues/labor-and-employment/immigration-reform-is-key-to-building-a-skilled-workforce/concentration-of-immigration-in-construction-trades https://www.nahb.org/advocacy/industry-issues/labor-and-empl... 1: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/02/living-arrangements-dreamers-are-more-complex-less-stable-study-shows https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/02/living-arrangements...