How Trump’s Immigration Plans Could Affect the Economy NYT | Top Stories Lydia DePillis 14 November 2024 at 00:24 Expelling noncitizens on a mass scale is likely to raise prices on goods and services and lower employment rates for U.S. workers, many economists say. © Paul Ratje for The New York TimesSenator JD Vance in an appearance at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona during his vice-presidential campaign in August. He has said all 11 million undocumented immigrants should prepare to leave.