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News January 29, 2025

CBS News: What does Trump’s federal funding freeze mean for people who get aid?

“‘If it's resolved quickly, the aggregate economic effects for the first quarter will be modest, but it will matter a whole lot to people on the other side of …
News January 21, 2025

Yahoo Finance: Trump immigration policies may ‘reduce GDP growth’ by 0.5%

"Immigrants have a relatively large footprint in the agricultural industry, for example, so I would absolutely expect a reduction in immigration to result in h…
News January 11, 2025

CNBC: Trump’s plan for mass deportation could have a big effect on prices

“Unauthorized immigrants are key parts of the workforce, especially in agriculture, construction, manufacturing, and the service sector. So those areas of the …
News December 12, 2024

The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell: Trump fails to comment on Musk’s plans for government cuts

“In Trump’s first term, he proposed cuts particularly in programs for people of need, including millions of hard-pressed working families, many of whom voted f…
News December 11, 2024

Marketplace: Escalating child care costs force women out of the work force

“'You’re asking young families to spend a college tuition to have their child taken care of,' said Lauren Bauer, an economist with the Brookings Institution. '…
News December 9, 2024

CNBC: Trump’s mass deportation plan could threaten workforces in industries from agriculture to health care

“In a recent Brookings Institution study, researchers weighed the potential effects on the labor market and U.S. gross domestic product in 2025 in high- and lo…
News December 3, 2024

Yahoo Finance: US labor market braces for disruption as Trump vows mass deportations

“'The reason that mass deportations are disruptive is not simply because our economy relies on this labor; it's the abruptness of it,' said Wendy Edelberg, a d…
News November 28, 2024

The Wall Street Journal: What Trump’s immigration plans mean for America’s job growth

“Researchers at Brookings modeled a 'high' and a ‘low' scenario for net migration under Trump in 2025, ranging from a net gain of 1.22 million people to a net …
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