At $275 bn, Trump’s deportation plan could cripple California’s economy, spike food prices

At $275 bn, Trump’s deportation plan could cripple California’s economy, spike food prices

Deporting undocumented immigrants could cost California $275 billion, shrink the workforce by 8% and drive food prices up by 9% — with ripple effects nationwide.

The photograph shows special agents with Homeland Security Investigations leading a worker away from a workplace raid in Ohio in 2018, part of a string of such operations during the first Donald Trump administration. (Photo: Immigration and Customs Enforcement)