1. The Fiscal Impact of Immigration
- Author:
- Alex Nowrasteh
- Publication Date:
- 07-2014
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Cato Institute
- Abstract:
- The fiscal impact of immigration-how immigrants and their descendants affect government budgets-is a widely debated and contentious issue. Economists overwhelmingly accept the economic gains of immigration, but are less certain about immigrants' impact on government budgets. Contention over this issue is fueled by the numerous methodologies and complexity of analysis that obscure the fiscal costs of immigration.
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Economics, Immigration, Governance, and Budget