Industries in the U.S. that provide food, shelter, clothing and health care often rely on the labor of immigrants — those on work visas, brought here as kids or in the country illegally, according to new data given exclusively to Axios from New American Economy (NAE), a group that supports immigration. Food , clothing , health and education sectors in the country are frequently dependent on the work of immigrants , according to data from the pro - immigration website New American Economy . The information is significant as House Democrats are reintroducing the Dream Act , that would grant legal status to immigrants who came to the US illegally as children . The Obama administration has frequently cited a National Academies of Sciences , Engineering and Medicine study that argued immigrants cost the US economy up to $ 300bn annually . However , others argue that the US ’s ageing population means that immigrants could be essential for economic growth .
Food , clothing , health and education sectors in the country are frequently dependent on the work of immigrants , according to data from the pro - immigration website New American Economy . The information is significant as House Democrats are reintroducing the Dream Act , that would grant legal status to immigrants who came to the US illegally as children . The Obama administration has frequently cited a National Academies of Sciences , Engineering and Medicine study that argued immigrants cost the US economy up to $ 300bn annually . However , others argue that the US ’s ageing population means that immigrants could be essential for economic growth .