Fully enforcing immigration laws by removing all undocumented immigrants and preventing future unauthorized immigration would cost the United States government hundreds of billions of dollars and shrink the labor force, and therefore the economy, according to a new report published by the American Action Forum. Operating on the assumption that 20 percent of undocumented immigrants would leave voluntarily, the report said deporting the remaining 80 percent—8.96 million people—would cost between $103.9 billion...
