Washington Beat: White House Presents Economic Argument For Immigration Reform

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Although Congress went into its August recess putting immigration legislation on hold, the Obama administration is making an economic argument for Congress to enact a sweeping immigration overhaul. NY1's Washington reporter Geoff Bennett filed the following report.

With immigration reform stalled in the House of Representatives and the path ahead looking as treacherous as ever, the White House has released state-by-state economic estimates showing how the Senate immigration bill could boost state economies, increase tax revenue and create new jobs.

Democrats hope that by framing the legislation along economic terms, it will help sway House Republicans.

"Now that we have immigration reform through the Senate in the United States, we can actually measure what economists have agreed on, which is that the economic benefits of the immigration bill are very strong," said Cecilia Mu?oz, the director of the White House Domestic Policy Council.

The White House report relies on independent studies. It shows that the Senate bill would grow New York?s economy by more than $3 billion next year and create more than 33,000 jobs.

"One of the provisions of the Senate bill is to take the folks who are studying science and technology in our colleges and universities, and more than half of the students in a state like New York in those fields are from abroad, and it allows them to stay and start companies here or to work at start-ups. What that does is it creates jobs here in the United States," Mu?oz said.

Still, it is not clear whether a comprehensive immigration bill has any chance in the House, which has so far chosen to act on a series of smaller bills.

"We believe that a common sense, step-by-step approach to addressing this problem makes a lot more sense than one, big, massive comprehensive bill," said House Speaker John Boehner. "I expect that as we get into the fall when we talk about the issue of spending. Has there been anybody in the Congress more focused on cutting spending more than I am? I don't think so."

In June, the?Congressional Budget Office said the Senate's immigration bill would reduce the deficit by $700 billion over 20 years, a finding the White House emphasizes.

"The economic benefits of immigration are really abundantly clear. They can be quantified now, and we think this is going to contribute to conversation about getting this done in the House of Representatives and getting it to the president's desk," Mu?oz said.

Of course, that is easier said than done.

Source: http://www.ny1.com/content/politics/political_news/186990/washington-beat--white-house-presents-economic-argument-for-immigration-reform

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