The banking industry relies on continuously increasing asset values, most notably housing prices.
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very interested in population growth, one way or another. More immigrants = more demand for housing = higher prices = higher banking profits
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Immigration control and deportation are direct threats to this income stream. The banking system has so much influence
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on the economy that nearly everyone is afraid of the resulting crashes--not just the banks. However, deportations do not necessarily mean
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nominally declining housing prices if the Fed steps in and generates enough inflation through printing, helicopter drops of cash, etc.
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With enough inflation, the Fed could prevent the banking system from crashing the economy by having housing prices
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