The available evidence suggests that immigration leads to more innovation, a better educated workforce, greater occupational specialization, better matching of skills with jobs, and higher overall economic productivity. Immigration also has a net positive effect on combined federal, state, and local budgets.
Soft money (sometimes called non-federal money) means contributions made outside the limits and prohibitions of federal law. ... On the other hand, hard money means the contributions that are subject to FECA; that is, limited individual and PAC contributions only.
