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To enhance its work for the Congress, CBO is looking for new research that illuminates the effects of immigration on productivity and the factors that cause them to vary, and the effects of changes in federal funding for child care.
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This morning I briefed the press about The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2019 to 2029, which CBO published today. I delivered the following remarks about that report. Also presented here are some answers to questions that I expected to receive.
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Members of Congress recently asked CBO’s Director how the agency analyzes potential changes to immigration policy. This blog post highlights the factors CBO considers when estimating the budgetary and economic effects of such policies.
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Last month, Members of the House Budget Committee asked CBO how federal policy might affect productivity. This blog post provides additional information on how changes to federal policy might boost innovation and productivity.
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Director Doug Elmendorf summarizes comments about immigration policy that he made last week at the American Enterprise Institute’s World Forum.
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Director Doug Elmendorf explores possible changes in federal policy that might bolster innovation.
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CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimate that enacting S. 744 would generate changes in direct spending and revenues that would decrease federal budget deficits by $197 billion over the 2014–2023 period.
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CBO wrote a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Ryan about how the agency analyzes the economic effects of changes in immigration policy.
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In 2009, about 39 million foreign-born people lived in the United States, making up more than 12 percent of the U.S. populationthe largest share since 1920. Naturalized citizens (foreign-born people who have fulfilled the requirements of U.S. citizenship) accounted for about 17 million of the total. Noncitizens (foreign-born people authorized to live and work in the United States either temporarily or permanently and people who are not authorized to live or work in the United States) accounted for about 22 million of the total.