CEA Model Scores a Hypothetical Seven-Policy Agenda—Not Money Already Spent
The White House promoted a Council of Economic Advisers estimate of roughly $49 trillion in added federal deficits over 2027–2036 and framed the release around “mass amnesty” and open borders. The underlying CEA page says the total combines seven hypothetical Democratic Socialists of America policies; its fiscal table lists open borders as one component, using the midpoint of an estimated $440 billion to $613 billion range. The report also models tax-financed and debt-financed macroeconomic effects. These are administration estimates under selected policy and financing assumptions—not enacted law, appropriated spending, audited loss, household bills already incurred or federal money recovered. The analytical task is to test the assumptions and individual policy scores rather than repeat the aggregate as a realized immigration cost.
Article updated Oct 15, 2026, 9:07 AM Pacific
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