Sign Up for CBO E-Mails
Special Collections
Immigration
Featured Work on Immigration
In 2009, foreign-born workers accounted for more than 1 in 7 people in the U.S. labor force, and that percentage is likely to grow as the baby-boom generation retires. This report focuses on the skills that the foreign-born bring to the market, their education, the types of jobs they hold, and their earnings.
Click the image to see the chart book.
Coming Soon
In the coming weeks, CBO will release updates to several past immigration publications. This research helps inform CBO's understanding of the impact of immigration on the federal budget and the economy.
Check back frequently to see our newest work. Or keep up-to-the-minute with CBO's e-mail alerts or RSS feeds.
Publications & Cost Estimates
All Documents
The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update
July 2010pdfblog post
The Impact of Unauthorized Immigrants on the Budgets of State and Local Governments
December 2007pdfblog post
Senate Amendment 1150 to S. 1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007
June 4, 2007htmlpdf
Cost estimate for the amendment, as amended through May 24, 2007
Testimony on the Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market
May 3, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on the Budgetary Impact of Current and Proposed Border Security and Immigration Policies
August 30, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate
S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
August 18, 2006pdf
Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on May 25, 2006
Projections of Net Migration to the United States
June 2006pdf
S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
May 24, 2006pdf
Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions providing additional detail on some components of the cost estimate for S. 2611, as introduced on April 7, 2006
S. 2611, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006
May 16, 2006pdf
Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on April 7, 2006
Immigration Policy in the United States
February 2006pdf
Global Population Aging in the 21st Century and Its Economic Implications
December 2005pdf
The Long-Term Budget Outlook
December 2005pdfadditional info
The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market
November 2005pdf
Remittances: International Payments by Migrants
May 2005pdf
A Description of the Immigrant Population
November 2004htmlpdf