The Economics of Immigration: A Resource Page

Now more than ever, Americans are seeking real solutions to our nation’s problems, and there is no better place to start than protecting our workers, raising wages, and getting our economy moving again. The following IPC resources provide a strong economic case for enacting comprehensive immigration reform.

Economic Impact of Immigration:

• Adding it Up:  Accurately Gauging the Economic Impact of Immigration Reform (May 2013)
• An Immigration Stimulus:  The Economic Benefits of a Legalization Program (April 2013)
• The Advantages of Family-Based Immigration (March 2013)
• A Bipartisan Bridge to Prosperity:  High-Skilled Immigration Legislation in the 113th Congress (March 2013)
• Always in Demand:  The Economic Contributions of Immigrant Scientists and Engineers (March 2013)
• The Economic and Political Power of Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians in all 50 States (January 2012)
• Strength in Diversity: What Immigrants, Latinos, and Asians Contribute to the U.S. (January 2012)
• Unauthorized Immigrants Pay Taxes, Too: Estimates of the State and Local Taxes Paid by Unauthorized Immigrant Households (April 2011)

Economic Impact of Legalization

• An Immigration Stimulus:  The Economic Benefits of a Legalization Program (April 2013)
• Back to the Future:  The Impact of Legalization Then and Now (January 2013)
• Economic Benefits of Granting Deferred Action to Unauthorized Immigrants Brought to U.S. as Youth (June 2012)
• Immigration Reform and Job Growth (January 2011)
• The Fiscal Bottom Line on Immigration Reform (April 2010)
• Raising the Floor for American Workers: The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform (January 2010)
• Economic Progress via Legalization: Lessons from the Last Legalization Program (November 2009, Updated January 2013)

Economic Impact of Immigration Enforcement

• Bad for Business: How Anti-Immigration Legislation Drains Budgets and Damages States’ Economies (March 2012)
• Fiscally Irresponsible: Immigration Enforcement without Reform Wastes Taxpayer Dollars (October 2011)
• A Rising Tide or a Shrinking Pie: The Economic Impact of Legalization Versus Deportation ain Arizona (March 2011)

Other Resources on Immigration and the Economy:

• Pew Analysis Highlights Immigrant Integration and Economic Contributions (March 2012)
• Value Added: Immigrants Create Jobs and Businesses, Boost Wages of Native-Born Workers (January 2012)
• Immigrant Entrepreneurs: Creating Jobs and Strengthening the Economy (January 2012)
• Rebooting the American Dream: The Role of Immigration in a 21st Century Economy (November 2011)
• The U.S. Economy Still Needs Highly Skilled Foreign Workers (March 2011)
• Why Immigrants Can Drive the Green Economy (June 2010)
• A Conversation about the Economic Effects of Immigration on African Americans (July 2009)

Published On: Tue, Apr 19, 2011