According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, the US Senate’s reform legislation, passed in June, would result in fiscal benefits worth almost $1 trillion over the next two decades. Supporters also point out that immigrants launched 28% of all new American businesses in 2011, even though they accounted for just 13% of the population.
在美国的争论中，起主导作用的是更自由的移民政策带来的财政和经济好处。根据无党派立场的国会预算办公室的数据，6月通过的美国参议院改革立法将在未来二十年中带来近1万亿美元的财政收益。支持者还指出，2011年，美国新创企业中有28%是由移民创办的，尽管其人口只占总人口的13%。