Economist predicts the blatantly obvious
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I actually disagree. I understand your position, but it's a difference between Neo-Liberalism and Progressive Intersectionalists.
Basically, it might be easier to fire white workers. But every gay, black, trans, lesbian, and white woman would screech discrimination at each round of layoffs, and the companies would just choose not to fire them because the lawsuits are too expensive. It would be easier to fire the unprotected workers, but harder to fire the protected workers.
In my (admittedly limited) experience, that is not the case here. The lawsuits and judgments aren't quite as expensive. And they are far more scared of violating employment law than of violatng discrimination law. I do know that in America, basically you can be immune from firing if you're a member of a sacred class.
Which is why I don't understand why the right opposes making it harder to fire people. That would only benefit conservatives and the groups unpopular among the woke. And not even unfairly, it would just put them on a par with the sacred classes.