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CBO: foreign-born percentage highest in 90 years; 25% non-citizens in poverty; 38% foreign born from Latin America; fewer women work than native-born - 06/15/11
... illegal aliens.
CBO director Douglas Elmendorf offers a summary (cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=2248):
* In 2009, about 38 percent of foreign-born people in the United States were from Mexico or Central America; the next-largest group came from Asia and accounted for 27 percent of the total foreign-born population.
* About one-fifth of naturalized U.S. citizens were from Mexico or Central America; more than...
CBO evaluates healthcare plans; uninsured could reach 54 million by 2019; watch for liars - 02/25/09
... Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Elmendorf testified to the Senate Finance Committee about various healthcare proposals, and his remarks are here ("Options for Expanding Health Insurance Coverage and Controlling Costs").
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