# POSOBIEC DEBATES AT UCHICAGO: Deportations and lower immigration 'help the economics for working-class people'

By Hannah Nightingale · Published 2026-10-30 · Opinion › Politics · https://humanevents.com/opinion/posobiec-debates-at-uchicago-deportations-and-lower-immigration-helps-the-economics-for-working

> "That's why all immigration being lessened and mass deportations do help the economics for working-class people."

In Friday’s edition of Human Events Daily, host Jack Posobiec played for the first time portions of his debate at the University of Chicago that took place earlier in October, featuring Tim Pool and Luke Beasley. During the debate, they spoke on topics ranging from the midterms to the economy and beyond.

During the debate, Posobiec asked Beasley, “What is the economic impact of [deportations](https://thepostmillennial.com/news/nyc-das-order-prosecutors-to-downgrade-criminal-charges-for-illegal-aliens-to-shield-them-from) on working-class voters?”

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Beasley said that was a “huge question,” claiming that “in some cases, all of us suffer because we don't have certain jobs now being done because all of a sudden they're pulled out. In some cases, you could imagine an economic outcome that has a slight benefit.” He said that this, however “doesn't come anywhere close to how much those workers are being screwed over by the financial system.”

Speaking on “supply and demand,” Posobiec pressed, “So if you have an overabundance of a supply of low-income workers, or even with H-1Bs, STEM workers, tech workers, etc., and then the supply of those increases, what happens to the demand?”

Beasley continued to dance around the question, saying, “the broader impact of immigration at, you know, reasonable rates is that because they're bringing economic stimulation, they're really likely to start businesses and then paying their taxes and paying more.”

Beasley said repeatedly at Posobiec’s asking what happens to the demand for labor, that “there’s more supply of labor.” Beasley eventually admitted that the demand would go down.

Posobiec asked what effect this would have on wages, with Beasley replying, “that is the very simply way to think about something.”

He eventually replied to his own question, “It depresses wages.”

The question was raised as to whether Beasley had been referring to illegal or legal immigration, and Posobiec said, “it happens regardless of whether it's illegal or legal. So if you're a construction worker and you're out there and you're having to compete with more and more illegal laborers, or if you're a firm that wants to hire that wants to hire only Americans and only American citizens and doesn't want to go and dip into that illegal labor pool because you know you can pay them less, then guess what? You're going to get screwed over by the firm that does hire the illegal aliens.”

“This guy is going to say, I can get your project done for half the price of this guy because. And wink, wink, nod, nod, nod, because I use illegal aid. That's the economic effect that all immigration has on the working class. I'm telling you that sounds nice. That's why all immigration being lessened and mass [deportations](https://thepostmillennial.com/news/scotus-says-trump-admin-can-prevent-immigration-judges-from-giving-amnesty-by-closing) do help the economics for working-class people.

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