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S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act 1 (June 18, 2013)

handle is hein.congrec/cbo11179 and id is 1 raw text is: CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 18, 2013 S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 28, 2013, including the amendments made in the star print of June 6, 2013 SUMMARY S. 744 would revise laws governing immigration and the enforcement of those laws, allowing for a significant increase in the number of noncitizens who could lawfully enter the United States on both a permanent and temporary basis.' Additionally, the bill would create a process for many individuals who are present in the country now on an unauthorized basis to gain legal status, subject to requirements specified in the bill. The bill also would directly appropriate funds for tightening border security and enforcing immigration laws, and would authorize additional appropriations for those purposes. Estimated Impact on the U.S. Population CBO estimates that, by 2023, enacting S. 744 would lead to a net increase of 10.4 million in the number of people residing in the United States, compared with the number of people projected under current law. That net increase comprises an increase of about 10.4 million permanent residents; an increase of about 1.6 million temporary workers and their dependents; and a decrease of about 1.6 million unauthorized residents. (CBO estimates that about 8 million unauthorized residents would initially gain legal status under the bill, but that change in status would not affect the size of the U.S. population.) Estimated Impact on the Federal Budget for 2014 Through 2023 The increase in the number of legal residents stemming from the bill would boost direct spending for federal benefit programs; direct spending for enforcement and other purposes also would rise. Under the bill, federal revenues would be higher as well, mostly because of the larger size of the labor force. Finally, implementing the bill would require an increase in discretionary funding (that is, funding subject to annual appropriation actions) for immigration-related activities. On June 6, 2013, the Senate ordered that a star print (that is, a corrected printing) be made of S. 744 as reported by the Judiciary Committee on May 28, 2013. This cost estimate is based on the text of that star print.

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