Testifying before a Senate subcommittee, former Federal Reserve Chief Alan Greenspan said that immigration reform was “badly needed” and that the United States should allow more skilled and unskilled workers into the United States. Greenspan’s testimony also emphasised that an increase in workers into the United States would improve America’s work productivity while only slightly depressing the wages of some workers without a high school diploma.
Greenspan’s testimony highlighted a hearing that was the first of a series of hearings addressing immigration reform.
Although it seems many of the Senators agreed that immigration reform was needed, many expressed doubt about the feasibility of achieving immigration reform this year. As senator John Cornyn stated, the need for immigration reform, “is being outshouted by concerns about the economy.“
To watch the entire hearing, please visit the Senate’s website. Below are Sen. Cornyn’s comments: