Economists in Arizona and around the country said tariffs, cracking down on immigration, tax cuts and reduced energy credits will likely have a direct effect on the economy, and with President-elect Donald Trump soon to take office and having promised policy reform in many areas, change is likely on the way.
Jason Miller, professor of supply chain management at Michigan State University, said if mass deportations are executed by the incoming Trump administration, it could spell trouble for a border state such as Arizona. One in six Arizona workers is an immigrant and industries within the state such as agriculture and construction depend on their labor, according to the American Immigration Council.
“If executed, to potentially cause shortfalls of labor in the agriculture space and also the food-manufacturing space,” Miller outlined. “Then what implications could that have for prices that farmers and manufacturers are going to be charging and therefore going to get passed on to consumers.”…