The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Mass Deportation: What’s at Risk in Kentucky - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

Study warns Kentucky faces economic risks from mass deportations

The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy released a report this week examining the potential economic fallout if federal mass deportation efforts continue at current levels, warning that the state’s critical labor shortages could deepen and costs for essential services could rise significantly. According to the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy report, more than 230,000 immigrants—about 4% of Kentucky’s population—contribute substantially to th…

The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Mass Deportation: What’s at Risk in Kentucky - Kentucky Center for Economic Policy

More than 230,000 people in Kentucky, 4% of the state’s population, are immigrants.1 These Kentuckians and their families are neighbors, friends, coworkers and classmates, who make profound contributions to their communities and state and local economies. They work, go to class, pay taxes and care for their children or grandchildren just like everyone else. Read this report as a PDF. In the past year, however, the Trump administration has ramped…