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Immigration
Topic/Issue/Problem
Business Centric Solution
In 2013, immigrants added $1.6 trillion to total U.S. gross domestic product.
Economists have found that immigrants complement native-born workers and increase the standard of living for all Americans.
Consumers in local communities, immigrants create demand for small businesses and strengthen the economy.
The 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants living the U.S. today contribute $11.64 billion in state and local taxes each year.
The Social Security Administration estimates that unauthorized immigrants contribute a net of $13 billion in payroll taxes annually.
More than 40% of Fortune 500 companies in 2010 were founded by immigrants or their children. This includes both major companies from the past few decades—such as AT&T, Apple, and Google—and also older giants, such as McDonald’s, General Electric, and Bank of America.
Although immigrants’ economic contributions are significant, they could be even greater. If Congress enacts a legislative reform that includes a pathway to citizenship, then more unauthorized immigrants could participate in the formal economy.
Providing a pathway to citizenship for all unauthorized immigrants would increase GDP by $1.2 trillion over 10 years and create 145,000 jobs annually.
Government Centric Solution
Equities
Government
•Must provide an opportunity for earned legalization for the 11 million undocumented people in the U.S. willing to make themselves right with the law.
•Must strengthen border security by developing new border security metrics.
•Must provide a solution for Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act (DACA).
Business
•Must create a new visa system that is market-based that will help grow our economy.
•Must not reduce family-based immigration in order to increase employment-based immigration
•Strengthened employment system that will not result in an increase of regulatory requirements.
Third Way
Major Change