U.S. House holds hearings on economic impact of immigrants

The U.S. House held hearings and were shown how immigrants add to our economy and how legal status will help them and our country. - - Donna Poisl

By MARCOS RESTREPO

The House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law held a hearing in Washington, D.C., Thursday to address the effect of immigrants on the U.S. economy and which immigration reform measures might help improve the U.S. economy.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told the House members that the Center for American Progress and the Cato Institute “have found that a path to legal status will add billions to our GDP in the coming decade.”
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