Immigration Policy in the United States: An Update

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CBO presents data through 2009 on permanent and temporary admissions of foreign nationals to the United States, the number and types of visas issued, the naturalization of residents, and enforcement of immigration laws.

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TARP - November 2010

Report on the Troubled Asset Relief Program -- November 2010

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CBO estimates that the cost to the federal government of the TARP's transactions, including grants that have not been made yet for mortgage programs, will amount to $25 billion.

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Public Spending on Transportation and Water Infrastructure

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Federal, state and local spending on the nation's transportation and water infrastructure totaled $356 billion in fiscal year 2007. A new CBO study analyzes recent trends in – and the rationale for – public spending on infrastructure.

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