Trump to tighten up on illegal immigration even more – US labor market implications

The Wall Street Journal (gated) with the report:

• The Trump administration plans to create a registry for immigrants in the U.S. illegally to submit their personal information or face fines and prison time, according to documents including a draft regulation seen by The Wall Street Journal.

• Immigrants in the country illegally including children 14 and older would be required to submit fingerprints and home addresses to the registry, the documents show.

• Immigrants who qualify but fail to register could be fined up to $5,000 and sentenced to up to six months in prison.

• The move to criminalize being in the U.S. illegally would build on the Trump administration’s efforts to toughen immigration laws.

Support the crackdown on illegal migrants or not, the implication for US labor markets is the reduction in cheap labor, which can have implications for higher inflation. That’s the economy angle on this if you are interested.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.