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MI HR0233
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/23/2010
Primary Sponsor
Lesia Liss
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AI Summary
- Memorializes Congress to enact legislation for fair and just immigration reform
- States current immigration policies are ineffective and inconsistent, failing to protect workers or uphold civil rights and human dignity
- Argues immigrants contribute economically, citing studies showing roughly 26 million adult immigrants represent $2.8 trillion in value to U.S. taxpayers and increase native worker productivity and income
- Notes immigrants pay substantial taxes including $6-7 billion annually in Social Security taxes they cannot claim and pay $80,000 more in lifetime taxes than they receive in benefits
- Directs copies of the resolution be sent to the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Michigan's congressional delegation
Legislative Description
A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to fix our broken immigration system.
immigration
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
3/23/2010
Committee Referrals
Government Operations3/23/2010
Full Bill Text
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