When fewer people compete for a limited supply of housing, prices come down. AdvertisementOn Thursday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent pointed to that simple economic reality. 🚨 JUST IN: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just dropped a truth nuke OF THE AGES"People don't want to admit it: where ICE goes, RENTS GO DOWN." It is plainly true that detaining and deporting illegal aliens reduces demand for housing. The proper alternative, the one that presents a genuinely compelling vision for the country, is the free market: deregulation, expanded housing supply, private investment, and a government that stops making it harder to build.