This one chart reveals all that’s wrong with Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant outcry

Donald Trump is not exactly known for consistent policy positions, but two of his most prominent goals are working against one another: His promise to push economic growth toward the 4% mark while at the same time cracking down harshly on immigration, legal or otherwise.

Migration is a key ingredient to economic development, and has been central to America’s economic success since the country's inception. Many economists believe the potential rate of US economic growth has slowed from around 3% to 2% in recent years in part because of demographic changes such as the aging of the US population, a pattern seen in other rich economies.

A steady flow of immigrants is also key to sustaining the country's social safety net, ensuring high tax receipts and funds for Social Security.

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