CATO Institute Finds $180 Billion Benefit to Legalizing Illegal Immigrants

Posted on August 17, 2009

In Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform, a new report released by the CATO Institute, the authors claim legalizing undocumented workers could contribute $180 billion to the U.S. economy over 10 years. To read the article and access the report, click
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