Who Do You Believe?

 

The Center for American Progress, which describes itself as a progressive, nonpartisan educational institute, says on its website about the Senate’s immigration legislation S.744, “Moreover, given that the CBO determined that unemployment would not rise as immigration reform increased the labor force, this significant economic growth would create millions of new jobs all across the country.” (http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/news/2013/06/21/67514/the-6-key-takeaways-from-the-cbo-cost-estimate-of-s-744/)

The CBO report, “The Economic Impact of S.744…” says on p.4, “In sum, relative to current law, enacting S.744 would: …Slightly raise the unemployment rate through 2020,” (http://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/cbofiles/attachments/44346-Immigration.pdf)

Jack Martin: Jack, who joined FAIR’s National Board of Advisors in 2017, is a retired U.S. diplomat with consular experience. He has testified before the U.S. Congress, U.S. Civil Rights Commission, and U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform and has authored studies of immigration issues. His national and international print, TV, and talk radio experience is extensive (including in Spanish).