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Trade Briefing Paper no. 32
Answering the Critics of Comprehensive Immigration Reform
by Stuart Anderson
Contrary to the popular arguments of those who criticize comprehensive immigration reform, legalizing low-skilled immigration will not harm U.S. taxpayers or take jobs away from Americans. The primary arguments employed against comprehensive immigration reform (e.g., newly legalized immigrants will burden the welfare rolls and increase the unemployment rate) do not stand up to a review of recent history and predictable social and economic behavior. This study addresses the more common objections to expanding legal immigration and offers a comprehensive response to the arguments against immigration reform.
Contrary to the popular arguments of those who criticize comprehensive immigration reform, legalizing low-skilled immigration will not harm U.S. taxpayers or take jobs away from Americans. The primary arguments employed against comprehensive immigration reform (e.g., newly legalized immigrants will burden the welfare rolls and increase the unemployment rate) do not stand up to a review of recent history and predictable social and economic behavior. This study addresses the more common objections to expanding legal immigration and offers a comprehensive response to the arguments against immigration reform.
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