How immigration reform would affect economic growth

Published February 28, 2021 11:09am ET



“How can giving undocumented workers a route to citizenship increase GDP growth?”

The question came to me at the end of a Zoom-based, economic outlook conference held in South Carolina’s Berkeley County a few weeks ago. The question is now especially relevant, with President Biden (who has a number of GDP-threatening policies in mind) having also sent an immigration reform package to Capitol Hill.

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