Daily Border Bulletin: Immigrants Contribute to Medicare, Graham: Immigration Reform Good for Economy, More

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Immigrants Provide $115 Billion to U.S. Medicare Program Contradicting the classic anti-immigration argument that immigrants will overburden the U.S. healthcare system, a recent Harvard University study reported that over the last decade immigrants contributed more to the Medicare Trust Fund than they withdrew. “Immigrants generate a surplus for Medicare primarily because so many of them are working-age adults,” said the researchers.

Graham: Immigration Reform Will Be Good for the Economy Back in his home state of South Carolina, Senator Lindsey Graham argued that a “rational legal immigration system” would boost the U.S. economy by growing the workforce and allowing immigrants to make much-needed tax and social security contributions. He is optimistic and committed to the ongoing legislative process of immigration reform in the Senate.

Report: Focus on Border Security Overshadows Economic Benefits While discussing “The State of the Border Report” released Thursday, Congressman Grijalva and author Erik Lee commented that U.S. fear of the border and preoccupation with security preclude proper understanding of the economic opportunities there. “I think there’s a giant awareness gap (about) what kind of country Mexico is and what it means to have a good, or a better, relationship with Mexico,” said Erik Lee.