Realizing the Full Costs of the Green Card Backlog

On this episode of Immigration Nerd Podcast we discuss the US Green Card system backlog of 7.6 million individuals waiting for lawful permanent residency and a new report that predicts nearly $4 trillion in economic gains to the US economy over the next decade if the backlog was cleared. Bloomberg Law immigration reporter Andrew Kreighbaum joins host Lauren Clarke to discuss the financial and human cost of the backlog.

GUEST:  Andrew Kreighbaum, Immigration Reporter, Bloomberg Law

HOST: Lauren Clarke

PRODUCER: Adam Belmar

SHOW RESOURCE LINKS:

• Bipartisan Policy Center Report: The Demographic Transition: An Overview of America’s Aging Population and Immigration’s Mediating Role (September 2023)
• American Community Survey Data – US Census Bureau
• Bloomberg: Green Card Backlog Costs Economy Trillions in Gains, Report Says