Trump Administration Ends DACA but Plan May Cost Nation Billions

[Honeycombe8]

"Removing DACA recipients from the workforce will cost $460.3 billion in GDP loss over a decade," said an August report by the Center for American Progress (CAP) and FWD.us, a pro-immigration group co-founded by Zuckerberg. "It will cost employers $3.4 billion in unnecessary turnover costs, and would cut contributions to Medicare and Social Security by $24.6 billion over a decade."

The plan to rescind DACA drew fire last week from major U.S. corporations.

"Dreamers are vital to the future of our companies and our economy. With them, we grow and create jobs. They are part of why we will continue to have a global competitive advantage," said Apple's Cook, Amazon's (AMZN) Jeff Bezos, Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) Warren Buffett, Zuckerberg and hundreds of other CEOs in an open letter to the President published late Thursday.

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If anything gets the attention of Congress, it's the loss of money. And the opinions of the oligarchy. It's possible that Congress may decide to continue it. Trump put the issue in Congress' court.

[Kleveland]

1. Everything he does is costing us too much!

Money, morals, the stress he is putting on people....

He seriously need to be tossed on the garbage heap of history, the sooner the better.

He is worthless.

I would love to see statistics on how many people in the US, and the rest of the world hate his fucking guts.

[Honeycombe8]

3. I couldn't have said it better. nt

[Hortensis]

2. Oldest DACA are 35, trained, experienced producers across the nation.

You best it'd cost us, and cost business. The labor pool has been dropping for years now as workers have increasingly decided not to return in the face of conservative nastiness. Let's hope greed wins in this case.

[Honeycombe8]

5. Yes. I had no idea there were that many who were out there, being productive & adding

to the economy. 250 work at Apple! It's not so easy to get a job at Apple, I would guess.

[Hortensis]

6. I should not have said "greed." Many businesses respect and value workers

who come in from other countries and make their businesses possible. Like our son-in-law. All his employees are documented and legal, but not all from here. And, then, of course, the dreamers. Good for Apple--what a great start to give those 250.

[Thrill]

4. Anybody think Trump actually read the letter? lol