Oxford American: The Cost of Cruelty

This piece by Zack Ford on the Oxford American online discusses the costs of deportation, asking for snippets of evidence from several economists, such as Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Treb Allen, Jeffrey A Miron, Melanie Morten and GMC Director Giovanni Peri. The article argues that harsh immigration enforcement in Key West harms both immigrants and the local economy, despite economic research showing immigrants generally increase productivity, innovation, and overall GDP. Through interviews with economists and stories from local residents affected by ICE raids, the piece shows how fear, deportations, and alleged abuses by agents disrupt workers’ lives, empty businesses, and damage the community. Read more here