How many immigrants would the Senate’s immigration plan allow into the U.S.? In a new paper, Robert Rector works through the bill and adds up the numbers for all its provisions.
Until now, the focus has been on the 10 million or so illegal aliens to whom the bill would give amnesty. But the bill would admit far more immigrants: 103 million--or one-third the current U.S. population—over the next 20 years.
“There is no precedent for that level of immigration at any time in U.S. history,” concludes Rector.
Read Senate Immigration Bill Would Allow 100 Million New Immigrants over the Next 20 Years by Robert Rector
Demographic studies show that immigrants given amnesty are likely to be less educated than other Americans and thus far more likely to depend on government programs, such as welfare and Medicaid. In this paper, Rector projects increased government spending of $46 billion per year or more.
"Low-skill immigrants are likely to be a fiscal burden on society," concludes Rector. And these are the immigrants who would disproportionately take advantage of the Senate legislation.
Read Amnesty and Continued Low-Skill Immigration Will Raise Welfare Costs and Poverty by Robert Rector
Background on the Immigration Debate
Immigration Enforcement and Workplace Verification: Sensible Proposals for Congress by James Jay Carafano
Making Citizens: The Case for Patriotic Assimilation
by Matthew Spalding
Mexico's Economic Progress Can Ease Migration Woes by Stephen Johnson
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