Immigrants taking the oath of citizenship
If the Congressional Budget Office report that immigration reform would
dramatically cut the deficit wasn't enough for you (and if "you" are a congressional Republican, chances are it wasn't), a right-leaning immigration reform group has more for you. According to an American Action Network report based on both the CBO data and a Regional Economic Models, Inc. study, the Senate's immigration reform bill would add an average of
nearly 14,000 jobs per House district, with no district gaining fewer than 7,000 jobs.
The group's analysis estimated that the Senate bill would create nearly 17,000 new jobs over the next decade in House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) district, while House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) district would gain almost 11,000 jobs.
The AAN is looking to bolster Republican members of Congress who represent very white districts yet privately think immigration reform might not be such a bad idea—whether for their party or their country—giving them a way to justify support for reform to their constituents. And it certainly does show the broad coalition behind immigration reform; as Steve Benen
puts it, "Remember, the report wasn't published by Lefty Liberals for Liberalism; it was released by a center-right organization interested in helping Republican officials."
Whether Republicans in Congress want to be helped, or want more jobs, is another story.
Sign our petition urging U.S. House members to bring comprehensive immigration reform to a floor vote, with or without Speaker Boehner.