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Is immigration good or bad for the economy? The answer is complex.
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Immigrants become consumers, workers and contributors to the U.S. economy. But in some places, an influx can stress budgets and infrastructure.
How large is the shadow economy?
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Trillions of dollars worth of business goes unreported in this economy — street vending, farm labor, babysitting and more. Let’s do the numbers.
Life for Americans without identifying documents can be financially devastating
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When American-born children age out of foster care without identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID cards, their financial futures can be at stake.
For two DACA entrepreneurs, it may be the end of business as usual
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One couple in San Diego confronts an uncertain future for themselves and the businesses they've built
Fearing deportation, families prepare custody paperwork
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Parents living in the U.S. illegally are confronting the possibility they could be separated from their children.
Undocumented workers pay special fees
Undocumented workers are vulnerable to exploitation and often get nickeled and dimed as a result of their status.
Major American companies benefit from undocumented workers
Major American brands and some of the country's largest temp staffing companies profit from undocumented workers while keeping them at arm's length.
Going for a ride with Chicago’s ‘raiteros’
Underground labor brokers in Chicago exploit undocumented Latino workers who need rides to warehouse jobs in the suburbs.
New rules change benefits for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens
Select undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens could get hardship waivers allowing them to circumvent bureaucratic hurdles that can separate families for up to 10 years.
Some hail, some hesitate over immigration scheme
The government’s new Deferred Action plan for younger undocumented immigrants has been welcomed by many but some immigrants hesitate to apply.

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