On the recordOctober 29, 2013
I would also add to that the report that the Congressional Budget Office has released. Here is what we know: in the next 10 years, if we move forward with comprehensive immigration reform, it will produce $175 billion to the U.S. economy. Here is what we know even further: in the 10 years after that, it will produce $870 billion to our economy. This is a net positive overall. For my colleagues across the aisle who love to talk about the deficit, who love to talk about the fact that our country isn't bringing in revenue, here is revenue that is sitting there--people who are working, people who are ready to contribute to the American economy. They are there, and we know that, if we bring them out from the shadows and give them a pathway forward, they will make our Nation richer, and they will make our country better.
