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Is Immigration Beneficial To The Economy

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Immigration could be potentially beneficial to the U.S. Economy. There are many reasons as to why it could be beneficial. There is information that leads to immigration being beneficial because it increases labor force productivity, non-natives take jobs that native born people do not want, and that immigration has a positive effect on GDP and long-run fiscal impact. To start, foreign-born workers account for a large part of the labor force. The current US labor force is composed of about 160 million people (Cite BLS here). Immigrants account for 15% of that, (Cite White House Article Here), which is about 24 million people. Not only do the immigrants account for a decent section of the labor force, but they account for a large part of the

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