The Center for Trade Policy Studies issued a report which claims that an immigration reform program which included a legalization would save literally billions of dollars over the current policy of enforcement only. In Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform, Peter B. Dixon and Maureen T. Rimmer claim that using standard economic analysis tools (most of which are too complicated for mere mortals to understand), legalization is a huge net gain to the U.S. economy over the alternative current policy of immigration restriction and deportation. To this finding I can only say, No Duh!
We have known for more than a decade, since the passage of IIRAIRA that enforcement was going to cost the U.S. taxpayer billions of dollars. The alternative option of a workable, immigration law, with a forward looking vision for U.S. families, business and our economy would clearly be a better alternative to the anti-immigration restrictionist model found in IIRAIRA. The question once again becomes, does Congress have the courage to do what is right and pass comprehensive immigration reform and put the vestiges of immigration restrictionism behind us, or not? Or, will it cave under the pressure of a vocal minority of those for him deportation is the only solution?
Perhaps I have finally come to the right place to ask this legal question about immigration. There is a visa called the immigrant investor visa that allows an immigrant to enter the country if they are creating a business of over $500,000 in value and at least 8 jobs. My question is, is it legal to force those companies (or is there a specific part of the visa policy outlining as such) to hire non-immigrant workers? I ask because I see this happening where when they are checked on, they are being forced to replace immigrant workers with citizens. Thanks so much, I look forward to your response!
The Center for American Progress estimates that the mass deportation of all unauthorized immigrants in the country would cost more than $200 billion over five years. And this figure doesn’t count the economic impact on businesses (and their workers) of suddenly losing that many unauthorized consumers.So, what makes the most economic sense in the middle of a recession? Spending hundreds of billions of dollars to deport millions of unauthorized workers and consumers? Spending tens of billions of dollars to implement an employment-verification system which would incorrectly flag millions of U.S. citizens as not being authorized to work, not detect identity fraud, and result in less tax revenue being collected from unauthorized workers than is now the case? Or comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to legalization and increases both the tax contributions and purchasing power of formerly unauthorized workers and consumers?
I Encourage congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform…