State-by-State Reports: The Economic Benefits of Fixing Our Broken Immigration System

America has always been a nation of immigrants, and throughout the nation’s history, immigrants from around the globe have kept our workforce vibrant, our businesses on the cutting edge, and helped to build the greatest economic engine in the world. But our nation’s immigration system is broken and has not kept pace with changing times. Today, too many employers game the system by hiring undocumented workers and there are 11 million people living and working in the shadow economy. Neither is good for the U.S. economy or American  families.

Commonsense immigration reform will strengthen the U.S. economy and create jobs. Independent studies affirm that commonsense immigration reform will increase economic growth by adding more high-demand workers to the labor force, increasing capital investment and overall productivity, and leading to greater numbers of entrepreneurs starting companies in the U.S.

Economists, business leaders, and American workers agree –  and it’s why a bipartisan, diverse coalition of stakeholders have come together to urge Congress to act now to fix the broken immigration system in a way that requires responsibility from everyone —both from unauthorized workers and from those who hire them—and guarantees that everyone is playing by the same rules. The Senate recently passed a bipartisan, commonsense immigration reform bill would do just that – and it’s time for the House of Representations to join them in taking action to make sure that commonsense immigration reform becomes a reality as soon as possible.

In addition to giving a significant boost to our national economy, commonsense immigration reform will also generate important economic benefits in each state, from increasing workers’ wages and generating new tax revenue to strengthening the local industries that are the backbone of states’ economies. The new state by state reports below detail how just how immigration reform would strengthen the economy and create jobs all regions of our country.

We must take advantage of this historic opportunity to fix our broken immigration system in a comprehensive way. At stake is a stronger, more dynamic, and faster growing economy that will foster job creation, higher productivity and wages, and entrepreneurship.

State Reports

Alabama                              Alaska                          Arizona                       Arkansas         
 
California                            Colorado                      Connecticut               Delaware
 
Florida                                 Georgia                         Hawaii                              
 
Idaho                                    Illinois                           Indiana                       Iowa
 
Kansas                                Kentucky                       Louisiana                  Maine
 
Maryland                             Massachusetts            Michigan                    Minnesota
 
Mississippi                          Missouri                        Montana                    Nebraska
 
Nevada                                New Hampshire         New Jersey               New Mexico
 
New York                             North Carolina            North Dakota            Ohio
 
Oklahoma                            Oregon                         Pennsylvania           Rhode Island
 
South Carolina                   South Dakota              Tennessee                Texas
 
Utah                                      Vermont                       Virginia                      Washington
 
West Virginia                      Wisconsin                    Wyoming                   

 


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