Among the criticisms of the wall and deportations are signs that they may actually hurt the US economy. Undocumented Americans contribute $11.64bn to the US economy in taxes annually, according to a February 2016 study from US think-tank the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. But with Trump’s promises to expel them, the burden is also strongly felt beyond the US border, in Mexico. Read more
March 8, 2017
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