A recent prominent research publication out of Dallas Texas reported that the surge in illegal immigration under the Biden administration had a substantial impact on the U.S. economy—specifically contributing to increased housing prices and rental rates.
The report found that about 30 percent of the growth in housing prices and about 20 percent of the growth in rent was due to the large increase in illegal immigration.
U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne posted the report to her social media account and spoke with CBS News Texas about it. “We’ve actually been saying this for a number of months now,” said Van Duyne. “I don’t think people sometimes understand the ramifications of having so many folks enter your country illegally in such a short period of time and the financial disaster that it causes. And I want to make sure that people you know heard those numbers, it caused an increase in housing by 30%.”
“It caused an increase in rental rates by 20%, which, you know, when President Trump was running for this position for a second time, he was very clear to say we have got to focus on deportations,” Van Duyne said. “There’s a reason why. Look at what’s happened to the housing market. And as a direct result, by the way, what you’re seeing now is prices coming down. You’ve had over 3.5 million people either self-deport or have been deported, you know, through this administration. And it’s having an immediate reaction in the market on housing. We have to continue that.”
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