Exactly! But the thing is I don’t know how many of those Latin American immigrants would stay for long. If they’re coming to the U.S. to do essential labor, there are suddenly a lot of places that also need that essential labor. Because the borders are open and everyone’s had a huge population shift.

So why stay in the U.S. at all if there are countries with better worker protections, the same ease of migration, higher quality of life and slightly fewer racists?

This theoretical world is one where the U.S. faces consequences for the “it’s hard to become rich but super super SUPER easy to become homeless” economic model it’s been pushing. I think it would either pivot toward improvement (which takes a while) or...just become an agricultural hub, honestly.

But I think a lot of people would up and leave. And I don’t know if the people who stayed would make the changes that entice people back.