More “be careful what you ask for” follies
by digby
They aren’t going to let facts get in the way:
The conservative Heritage Foundation continues to cite its controversial study on the proposed “Gang of Eight” immigration reform bill, this time to challenge the findings of the Congressional Budget Office’s estimate that the bill would decrease the federal deficit by about $200 billion over the next decade. The study claims the immigration reform bill would cost $6.3 trillion even though it only takes into account the amnesty portion of the bill.
When contacted by BuzzFeed, Heritage spokesman Daniel Woltornist said Heritage had no immediate comment about the CBO estimates, but recommended a preemptive post published June 10 that said the CBO’s estimates would likely only report the economic effect of the bill over the next 10 years. The post refers to the study near the top, claiming it looked at the “fiscal costs of unlawful immigration and amnesty detailed fiscal costs during four phases: (1) Current law, (2) The interim period, (3) What Heritage calls the “full amnesty” period, and (4) Retirement.”
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The CBO’s report, however, extends beyond the 10-year window that Heritage assumed it would cover. According to the CBO report, the bill would decrease the federal budget deficit by “roughly $700 billion” from 2024 to 2033.
Reminder: this special “beyond the 10 year window” projection was demanded by anti-reform fanatic Senator Jeff Sessions.
The problem is that this thorough refutation of their claims is unlikely to inhibit them from continuing to state otherwise.
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