How Immigration Has Affected the U.S. in 60 Seconds — Economy Edition

In this video, we’ll provide a 60-second explanation on how immigration impacts the economy in the U.S.

Immigration positively impacts the U.S. economy in three primary ways:
-Main reason why the U.S. population is increasing
-Billions of dollars in tax revenues to federal, state, and local governments every year
-Over a trillion dollars in spending power that stimulates the economy

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Established in 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) is one of the leading organizations in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of immigrants with low income.

At NILC, we believe that all people who live in the U.S. should have the opportunity to achieve their full potential. Over the years, we’ve been at the forefront of many of the country’s greatest challenges when it comes to immigration issues, and we play a major leadership role in addressing the real-life impact of policies that affect the ability of low-income immigrants to prosper and thrive.

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Video Transcript:

How does immigration affect the United States economy?

To answer that, let’s imagine the USA is this ATM

First off, even if it feels like economists speak in code at times, they agree immigration is key to economic growth.

Immigrant households pay $405 billion in tax revenues to federal, state, and local governments every year.

And immigrants with temporary protected status, or TPS, add another 1.5 billion a year in overall taxes, even though they aren’t recognized as U.S. citizens.

This lets the government spend more of your tax dollars on veterans, schools and roads instead of paying back banks and foreign lenders.

So when you look at it overall, between taxes, spending, and employment, on balance, immigrants put a lot more into the economy than they take out.

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