Immigration Reform?

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Study: Immigration Reform Would Boost US Economy

(Jan. 8) -- If the United States were to create a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants currently living in the country, it could boost its gross domestic product by $1.5 trillion in just 10 years, a new study claims.

Conducted by a U.C.L.A. economist and released by the Immigration Policy Center and the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research institute based in Washington, the study argues that if comprehensive immigration reform were passed it would result in higher wages, which would lead to a rise in consumption that, in turn, would create more jobs and generate more tax revenue.

"These are people who are already here right now, contributing to the economy. [With immigration reform] they could be contributing a lot more," said Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda, an economics professor the University of California, Los Angeles, and the study's primary author.