Immigration Reform is Good for Economic Recovery

From the Center for American Progress:

Immigration Reform Is Good for Economic Recovery

By Angela Maria Kelley, Gebe Martinez

Read the full column here.

Congress needs to focus on fixing the economy. And it is clear that fixing the broken immigration system will help strengthen the economy, while deporting undocumented workers would only make it worse. Some politicians are using the recession as an excuse to run away from immigration reform, but doing nothing is not an option.

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