According to the Migration Policy Institute, border enforcement costs $18 billion a year, more than all other federal criminal-law-enforcement agencies COMBINED. America is already inflicting economic self-harm by spending so much to keep workers out. By bringing illegal workers into the mainstream and allowing more visas for newcomers, both skilled and unskilled, it would raise American output and productivity. The CBO predicts that the economy would be 5.4% bigger in 2033 because of the bill, and that average wages would be slightly higher.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:41:40 +0000
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