Economics of immigration reform

“The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s recent efforts to develop a broad revision for our nation’s immigration laws was welcome _ and long overdue. This makes the Senate’s failure to put forth a bill for passage particularly disheartening.

What must not be lost in our country’s politicized debate on illegal immigration is the enormous, positive role that undocumented immigrants play in our workforce, and the impact that they have on our economic growth.

The bipartisan bill forged by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., and John McCain, R-Ariz., provides hope to the 11.5 million undocumented immigrants in America, and the long-term future of our economy may depend on its passing.”

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