An economic aide to Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent explained how the deportation policies of President Donald Trump will lead to wage gains for U.S. workers, in an interview with Blaze Media co-founder Glenn Beck.
Joseph Lavorgna tackled the argument from skeptics that illegal alien low-wage labor is not a significant drag on U.S. wages.
‘There’s no below-market-based rate, so the economics are pretty solid. … You should see nominal wage growth accelerate.’
“Speak to somebody who [doesn’t] believe the talking point that illegal immigration actually suppressed U.S. wages,” said Beck.
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“Well, it’s very simple. … If a worker comes in illegally, that allows the employer to pay [him or her] a below-average wage rate. And in turn, that resets the market lower for everybody else,”
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