"By bringing millions of people off the economic sidelines and putting them on a pathway to permanent status, S. 744 would have grown the national economy significantly. Reform would have added a cumulative $1.2 trillion to the economy, increasing all Americans’ overall income by $625 billion and creating an average of 145,000 jobs per year over a decade". (Article by Philip E. Wolgin, Center for American Progress, Issues: Immigration. June 24, 2015)
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