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Lindsay Koshgarian and Alliyah Lusuegro: Congress should embrace the vitality of immigrants

Powerful players have prioritized self-serving politics over sensible immigration policies, despite the positive contributions immigrants make to the country.
The Congressional Budget Office projects that immigration could boost the economy by $7 trillion over 10 years.
The current border policy proposed by the Senate is criticized for being a threat, as it would gut the asylum system, ramp up surveillance and enforcement, and invest in a harmful border wall. Alternative solutions should focus on embracing immigration and providing paths to legalization and citizenship.

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Lindsay Koshgarian and Alliyah Lusuegro: Congress should embrace the vitality of immigrants

Immigrants are good for this country. They work critical jobs, pay taxes, build businesses and introduce many of our favorite foods and cultural innovations (donuts, anyone?). But for decades, powerful players have chosen the self-serving politics of division over sensible…

2 years ago·Helena, United States

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