Border Bulletin - Conservatives Defend Immigration Reform Costs, Immigration Deal In Farm Sectors Hand, More

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Wall Street Journal -  Tax Group Tries Pre-Emptive Strike on Immigration StudyA prominent conservative group is taking a pre-emptive swipe against opponents who say an immigration overhaul could blow a hole in the federal budget. Josh Culling, the government affairs manager for Americans for Tax Reform, sent a memo to some 800 GOP staffers on Capitol Hill, urging them to take a careful look at the research about the fiscal impact of immigration. Mr. Culling took particular aim at a 2007 Heritage Foundation study by Robert Rector that concluded immigration changes would cost more than $2 trillion.

Politico - Immigration deal in farm sector’s hands - Senate efforts to overhaul immigration law now mainly hinge on a major sector certain to be impacted by the plan: Agriculture. After a bitter fight between interest groups late last week, Republican and Democrats are closely monitoring sensitive talks between labor and industry over a new program to woo foreign farmworkers.

ABC News  - Why Tomorrows Immigration Rally Will Matter - On Wednesday, tens of thousands of people will flock to the nation’s capital to rally in support of immigration reform, an event organized by immigrant rights groups. What’s the point of bringing busloads of people from around the country to Washington, D.C. for a day? The rally comes at the same time that Republicans and Democrats in the Congress are working on an immigration reform bill. The so-called “Gang of Eight” in the Senate is expected to release its bill as soon as this week, and the rally may put added pressure on them to finish their work.