Immigration

 For quite a while now there have been a lot of issues with the whole immigration situation. White House officials are trying to pressure the house to act on immigration reform by launching a state-by-state campaign. This campaign is to try to convince voters that if the immigration system is opened that will help local businesses. The white house released economic projecting. This will show how “the senate immigration bill could boost state economies, create new jobs, increase tax revenue and bolster flagging home prices”. Gene Sperling, the director of the White House National Economic Council said that it was “common-sense, immigration reform is just the right thing to do, but it is also very clear from a number of sources that it is the economically smart thing to do”. With all of this a lot of changes can be on the way. The legislation would create about 77,000 jobs or even more in the first year and that would increase the economic output by $7.3 billion, most impacted would be California, Texas, and Florida. The Senate immigration bill that passed in June with bipartisan support will allow about 11 million immigrants who came here illegal to apply for legal status and receive work permits. First they’ll have to pass a background check and pay a fine in order to do so. However, legislation had a problem once it got to the house because Republican leadership said “it would not bring the Senate bill to a vote”.  President Obama and others are trying to push this Senate bill forward and are fighting for it. They’re trying to convince the Republicans to pass it forward. Republicans are denying that immigrants can bring an economic boost. Still not giving up many people are in favor with passing the bill and are fighting for the immigrants’ rights.
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/31/nation/la-na-pn-immigration-economics-20130731Read more