Day: December 10, 2024

Wisconsin Governor to Resist Mass Deportation Attempts

Buck Banks

“Everybody knows that, in Wisconsin, undocumented folks are a really important part of our economy, whether it’s dairy, whether it’s agriculture. The idea of deporting folks that are keeping our economy one of the best in the country is irrational. Trying to move them all over the country is irrational. So, we’ll do whatever we can do avoid that.”

— Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) “has pushed back on President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge for mass deportations, casting doubt on whether the plans will be carried out,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Mass Deportations Threaten U.S. Economy

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From CNBC:

“A labor market boosted by immigration after the Covid pandemic faces a threat from President-elect Donald Trump’s plan for mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.”

“Foreign-born workers have been taking open positions in sectors from construction and agriculture to technology and health care, fields where hiring companies have struggled to find domestic labor. Immigrant workers made up 18.6% of the workforce last year, a new record, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.”

“The timing and scope of Trump’s plan remains to be seen, but companies and economists are trying to figure out how much the deportations could hurt the U.S. economy.”

Nobel Laureates Band Together Against RFK Jr.

Buck Banks

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“More than 75 Nobel Prize winners have signed a letter urging senators not to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services,” the New York Times reports. “The letter marks the first time in recent memory that Nobel laureates have banded together against a Cabinet choice.”