Who Needs $689 Billion?

$680 billion dollars cut from our deficit, plus an extra $2 billion dollars a year in state and local tax revenue, plus $7 billion dollars added into the U.S economy due to increased travel and tourism, this is what we stand to gain if the immigration reform passes. And it doesn't stop there we would also gain, "From California to South Carolina...an average of 14,000 jobs per congressional district in the next decade." To put that into perspective that is 69, 094 jobs in Washington State alone. So what is the problem? Why aren't our country's leaders fighting like hell to get this reform put into action? From what I have gathered it seems the main opposition to the reform is based on two arguments, it is too expensive and too progressive. My response to these extremely valid and well thought arguments (sarcasm intended) is a) one would think that $689 billion dollars would more than cover the costs and b) too progressive, is just the verbal crap spewed out by congressional xenophobes. In addition, a major argument against legalizing immigrants and/or letting them into the country in the first place, has been that they would steal jobs from us well-to-do average Americans. But, with this reform, immigrants would be on the same hiring level as “average Americans,” because they would no longer be able to be paid: under the table, unbeatable, and unrighteous wages. Families living without the fear of being torn apart, more jobs, more money, a lower deficit, and a better global image, that is what the immigration reform could bring, so what’s the downside again?

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/08/20/immigration-reform-could-boost-us-economy

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/08/20/economic-benefits-fixing-our-broken-immigration-system-travel-and-tourism