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by calebsurfs 3043 days ago
My observation is that teens are taking jobs that were previously done by undocumented immigrants who have left due to the current political climate. I expect immigration policy could be more closely correlated with young men's labor than video games.
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Well let's get right to the facts.

Fact: the US is not losing undocumented / illegal immigrants at an abnormally high rate. That's a myth. Trump has hardly moved the needle at all when it comes to illegal immigration. Everything to the contrary is propaganda pushed by the media for pathetic political points / ratings.

Obama deported more people in an average year than Trump has in his first year. He was known in immigration circles as the deporter in chief for it.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/obamas-deportation-policy-num...

"Illegal immigration on border surges back to Obama levels"

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/15/illegal-imm...

Those are relevant facts but they leave out immigrants who are leaving voluntarily. I couldn't find anything within the last 6 months but there was recently a net outflow of undocumented immigrants [0]

http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2017/apr/26/r...