Geraldine Miranda, an economic policy analyst at the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, expects higher housing prices as the construction industry struggles to find workers. That, she said, would far outweigh any reduction in demand for housing as immigrants leave.
“Arizona’s economy has been booming,” Miranda said. “There are lots of other people that are coming into Arizona from other states.”
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