16. Despite bipartisan support, the legislation failed to pass at the federal level. However, some state

legislatures, such as California, have passed their own Dream Acts.

Between its plans for a border wall, increased deportation of undocumented immigrants, and even reductions

in the number of highly skilled legal H1B immigrants, the Trump Administration had a much less positive

approach to immigration. Most economists, whether conservative or liberal, believe that while immigration

harms some domestic workers, the benefits to the nation exceed the costs. President Biden has been

considerably more positive about immigration than his predecessor. However, given the presence of

considerable disagreement within the overall population about the desirability of immigration, it is unlikely

that any significant immigration reform will take place in the near future.

The FRED database includes data on the national origin of the civilian population (https://fred.stlouisfed.org/
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