Julian Castro: Mass Deportations ‘Would Decimate the American Economy’

SHARPTON Secretary Castro one ░░░░░░░░ the things that we ░░░░░░░░ beginning to also hear ░░░░░░░░ some people that voted ░░░░░░░░ Trump are now concerned ░░░░░░░░ those that have farms ░░░░░░░░ well a lot of ░░░░░░░░ undocumented immigrants have worked ░░░░░░░░ their farms have done ░░░░░░░░ types of things that ░░░░░░░░ needed from an agricultural ░░░░░░░░ point of view or ░░░░░░░░ points of view and ░░░░░░░░ are starting to say ░░░░░░░░ a minute if this ░░░░░░░░ deportation happens who is ░░░░░░░░ to do this work ░░░░░░░░ do we do that ░░░░░░░░ their concern is that ░░░░░░░░ order to finance a ░░░░░░░░ of this they re ░░░░░░░░ to have to find ░░░░░░░░ money somewhere which could ░░░░░░░░ impact entitlement programs and ░░░░░░░░ lot of people are ░░░░░░░░ Wait a minute I ░░░░░░░░ t want to see ░░░░░░░░ huge budget here that ░░░░░░░░ impact Medicare Medicaid Social ░░░░░░░░ or whatever comes about ░░░░░░░░ ran HUD you have ░░░░░░░░ a member of the ░░░░░░░░ How do we govern ░░░░░░░░ and how do we ░░░░░░░░ this without some people ░░░░░░░░ America being hurt by ░░░░░░░░ CASTRO Yeah reverend I ░░░░░░░░ this is a real ░░░░░░░░ of concern It s ░░░░░░░░ know a problem for ░░░░░░░░ United States whether you ░░░░░░░░ talking about the ag ░░░░░░░░ or we re talking ░░░░░░░░ the construction industry the ░░░░░░░░ industry The American economy ░░░░░░░░ people can like it ░░░░░░░░ not but those are ░░░░░░░░ facts the American economy ░░░░░░░░ dependent in part on ░░░░░░░░ labor of undocumented immigrants ░░░░░░░░ in certain industries like ░░░░░░░░ that s true in ░░░░░░░░ very big way And ░░░░░░░░ when we talk about ░░░░░░░░ deportation when Trump talks ░░░░░░░░ that to actually do ░░░░░░░░ would decimate the American ░░░░░░░░ On top of that ░░░░░░░░ s estimated and I ░░░░░░░░ y all just showed ░░░░░░░░ figure there it could ░░░░░░░░ up to a trillion ░░░░░░░░ to do That means ░░░░░░░░ you would lose the ░░░░░░░░ that these folks produce ░░░░░░░░ the positive effect on ░░░░░░░░ economy and you would ░░░░░░░░ have Americans paying for ░░░░░░░░ by the high cost ░░░░░░░░ mass deportation On top ░░░░░░░░ that in the long ░░░░░░░░ you have a United ░░░░░░░░ where the birth rate ░░░░░░░░ declining and the number ░░░░░░░░ baby boomers as a ░░░░░░░░ generation they re turning ░░░░░░░░ and taking out their ░░░░░░░░ earned Social Security and ░░░░░░░░ and so you have ░░░░░░░░ need for a greater ░░░░░░░░ force that these folks ░░░░░░░░ part could help supply ░░░░░░░░ we re going in ░░░░░░░░ wrong direction We need ░░░░░░░░ find a sensible way ░░░░░░░░ have immigration reform but ░░░░░░░░ deportation is not the ░░░░░░░░ And we re going ░░░░░░░░ find out the hard ░░░░░░░░ as a country if ░░░░░░░░ actually goes forward with ░░░░░░░░