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BCA Research reveals unexpected jobs market impacts from Trump’s immigration policies. The firm argues reduced immigration could lower labor demand, challenge historical economic patterns, and reshape housing and interest rate dynamics.
Immigration's Role in Labor Supply and Demand Dynamics
In a client note this week, BCA Research questioned the idea that Trump’s immigration proposals will stimulate inflation and tighten the labor market, Investing.com reports
Even though the firm's analyst predicts a shrinking labor supply, he or she also predicts a drop in demand for workers.
“Immigrants’ contribution to aggregate demand goes beyond their spending on goods and services,” according to the firm.
“It also includes spending that takes place on their behalf. For example, while illegal immigrants are ineligible for most government welfare programs, they have access to emergency Medicaid services. They can also collect benefits on behalf of US-born children,” says BCA.
They detail how, for every immigrant, there is an additional development opportunity of $40,000 to $80,000 in multifamily housing to meet the need for displaced accommodation.
Housing Development and Immigration Policies
They think that the speed with which policies are put into place will also be important.
Although BCA recognizes the possibility that a rapid deportation campaign could reduce employment opportunities, they maintain that this is highly improbable.
"The infrastructure to deport millions of workers simply does not exist," and reducing immigration at a slower rate would probably have a greater impact on worker demand than supply.
Additionally, BCA claims that this viewpoint is supported by the historical correlation between immigration and interest rates.
Immigration and Historical Interest Rate Trends
Interest rates have traditionally been the highest in the United States and the lowest in Japan, two of the G3 nations that have different immigration policies.
Thus, they reason, the U.S. equilibrium interest rate could fall if immigration were to drop.
Far-Reaching Effects on U.S. Economy
Based on their analysis, BCA has come to the conclusion that Trump's immigration policies will have far-reaching effects on demand and interest rates, complicating any potential tightening of the labor market.
