Malcolm E. Whittaker
Huge food price inflation? Immense food waste caused by crops rotting unharvested? Recession caused by labour shortages? President-Elect Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportation of illegal immigrants has provoked fears of all three. This article suggests that these problems can be solved and also an attack on the root cause of these problems is made by reducing the demand for human agricultural labour. At its most basic, illegal immigration is driven by demand for low-cost labor that is not met by those lawfully residing in the United States (the same is true in all developed nations). Unless and until that condition is addressed, illegal immigrants will continue to flood into the United States no matter how strictly border crossings are controlled or HB2-A visas are limited. As seen in the results of the 2024 general election in the United States, concerns over the United States loss of control of immigrant inflows is a political question that elected officials will have to address or face the electoral consequences. In short, the root cause of illegal immigration is the demand for low-cost workers in the United States. Until this situation is addressed, the related political and economic issues cannot be solved. In addition, in the near term, this technology is likely adaptable to defending the United States and its allies.
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