dr. peter dixon.eding charts and so and so but we are going to have to have a powerpoint. have we got a powerpoint? is anything happening? oh, okay. can these people see, too? [inaudible conversations] >> we will post this on line, too. >> okay. all right, so if you want to see if he will have to change to the other side of the room i think. okay, now, in 2005 there were about seven wind 4 million unauthorized workers in the american u.s. work force, and under business as usual assumptions, that will grow to about 12.4 million by the year 2019. so, this poses some policy issues. what should be done about it? so, we use our economic model to look at three possibilities. the first is tighter border security. we will restrict supply, build higher. the second is tighter internal enforcement. and the third possibility is some form of legalization, some sort of guest worker program and we are going to get those three possibilities. so, we start with tighter border security. and the experiment we've run and

dr. peter dixon and dr. maureen rimmer. and they have both done extensive consulting and economic modeling for the u.s. governments and government agencies, including the u.s. international trade commission, where they actually have an office over there. and the departments of commerce, agriculture, and homeland security. and what they have done is modeled the economy wide effects for the u.s. government, changes in u.s. trade and immigration policy. i heard dr. dixon give a presentation several months ago, asked him if he could apply his model to the current immigration debate and they came through spectacularly i think. the study for the cato institute finds that the choices that congress and the president will make on immigration reform in the months ahead will have a huge economic impact on u.s. households. their key finding is that the difference in income for u.s. households between restricting immigration on the one hand and legalizing it and accommodating it on the other, is a quarter of a trillion dollars. and curt

when you look at the other effects that dr. dixon and dr.rimmer looked at, that's a key point to take away. it can be the -- the government can do things to restrict access to the welfare state by immigrants and my strong preference is let's wall off the welfare state and not our country. there's limitations to that. the supreme court ruled you can't bar children of illegals from public schools. you can't turn them away from emergency rooms. but i think those costs tend to be exaggerated and they are more than offset by the economywide benefits that dr. dixon talked about. >> we want to get to as many people as possible. >> come on up i have wards and we'll be happy to -- the gentleman in the back. >> when you have illegal immigrants here, the united states not being a country that can expel them after x number of years most immigrants on the guest program will look at this as a path to citizenship. so in the long rrun, given that they are making less than the average mesh would, even after, their bump in productivity, does that apply a lowe

and dr. dixon installed a monitor inside his heart to sent shocks to start it up if it stops again. >> so as you can see, the stars aligned, and you better believe "detour" dave is very grateful, saying he gets very emotional now every time he sees one of his doctors. >> not my time. >> and dave says he expects to be back on the air in two to three weeks. he also said he hopes folks will learn from his experience that c.p.r. saves lives as he is living proof. >> and you can leave your get-well wishes for detour dave at wbaltv.com. just click on "news links." >> how to strike a balance between h1n1 panic and apathy. >> maryland's first lady katie o'malley will join us at 9:00 a.m. for our "sunday q & a segment." send us your questions at sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. >> it seems chatting with a therapist online might help people from depression. a study from england looked at cogtive therapy when delivered by a trained therapist in real time. 42% of those who added online support to their usual care r

the governor, lieutenant governor, mayor dixon, the city's school ceo dr. andres alonzo were all on hand. and a neurosurgeon the guest speaker. >> the person who determines you're successful or not is you by the choices you make. and we, those of us who are old around here, we are depending on you to be the ones who come up with the great ideas. >> dunbar underwent a $32 million renovation, adding new computer labs in high-tech classrooms to support the school's health professions curriculum. >>> and college students across the country and here in maryland are heading back to campus. but additional to the usual essentials, the university of maryland is asking students to check one more item off their must-have list. abc 2 news briana keeler tells us what it is. >> reporter: freshmen move-in day at the university of maryland. thousands of students jamming into teeny tiny dorm rooms. this scene repeats itself ever august here. but something is different this year. like a growing number of college, umb is requiring students to have health insurance, starting w

baltimore mayor sheila dixon and the head of city schools dr. and dress alonzo attended a ribbon cutting ceremony at hampstead academy in east baltimore. the mayor and dr. alonso toured the newly renovated school which has an updated library, an art room and a pre-k section. >> i want every single school to be a school that essentially invents itself for the benefit of kids and community. in my mind, there is no such thing as a charter school and a traditional school. all schools should be the same. they should have flexibility over resources. they should be working hand in hand with the community in order to to serve the needs of the community. >> also a ribbon cutting at chip harmony. elijah cummings was there. >>> and across baltimore county, kids are also gearing up for the first day of school, which is monday. and today some kids in dundalk got a sneak peek at their classes, their new rooms, their teachers. and they left with a special treat. abc 2 news kelly swoope was there for preview day. >> reporter: even a little rain couldn't dampen

the governor, lieutenant governor, mayor dixon and city school ceo were all there to greet them. dr. ben carson from johns hopkins hospital was the guest speaker, using some humor to inspire. >> started out as an adult neurosurgeon, but i quickly discovered no how good an operation i did on the chronic back pain patients they never got any better until they got their settlement. where as with the young people, with the youngsters, what you see is what you get. >> reporter: dunbar underwent a $32 million renovation, adding new computer labs and high-tech classrooms to support the school's health curricular professions. >> one of the best high schools in "newsweek," to have a 100% graduation rate. those are not things that happen by chance. they happen by choice. not only the choice that you make, but the choices that we make together. >> reporter: students and parents are excited to make their mark. what is your goal for this year. >> to pass all my classes so i can walk across the stage. >> i came down saturday, and the new improvements on the school, it really looks nice. and i thi