Economics

Social Security Agency Says Immigration Bill Aids Economy

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

A Social Security Administration analysis said the Senate’s bipartisan immigration proposal would boost U.S. tax revenue, create jobs and increase the gross domestic product over the next 10 years.

Stephen Gross, chief actuary for the agency, said the bill would have a “substantial positive effect” on the economy, in a letter to Florida Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican who helped draft the legislation and requested the analysis.