In the first article, The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda argues that if the United States government moved from a "policy only coercive" to comprehensive immigration reform, both American-born individuals and immigrants would increase their benefits. The comprehensive immigration reform described by Ojeda “legalizes current illegal immigrants and creates flexible legal limits on future immigration in the context of full labor rights…” (Ojeda page 175). Ojeda further asserts that current U.S. policy creates a minimum wage and that if undocumented immigrants gain citizenship, the wage floor will increase, thereby raising wages for all workers. The wage increase cited in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) states that comprehensive immigration reform would increase consumption and consumer wages and increase job creation and tax revenues. This is mainly based on the idea that IRCA was implemented during a recession, but still managed to increase wages and investments made by immigrants. Ojeda explains, through the example of IRCA, that it is estimated that a comprehensive reform, over 10 years, would create $1.5 trillion in gross domestic product (GDP) in the United States (176). However, they add that one of IRCA's problems is the lack of flexible limits set on the number of workers allowed into the United States. In the 1990s, the demand for American labor was therefore not satisfied. Demographic change in Mexico is considered one of the main reasons for the increase in the number of immigrants coming from Mexico to the United States. Ojeda cites that over the past forty years, a third of immigrants have come because of Mexico's high birth rate. Howe...... middle of paper ......edHinojosa-Ojeda, Raúl. “The Economic Benefits of Comprehensive Immigration Reform.” Journal of OTAC 32.1 (2012): 175-199. Academic research completed. Internet. November 4, 2013. Orrenius, Pia M. and Madeline Zavodny. “The Economic Consequences of Amnesty for Unauthorized Immigrants.” Journal of OTAC 32.1 (2012): 85-106. Academic research completed. Internet. November 4, 2013. Ewing, Walter. “The Many Faces of Effective Immigration Reform.” Society 47.2 (2010): 110-117. Academic research completed. Internet. November 4, 2013. Heritage Foundation Task Force on Immigration Reform and Border Security. “Advancing the Path to Immigration and Border Security Reform.” » The Heritage Foundation. Heritage.org, June 14, 2013. Web. November 4, 2013.Greenstone, Michael and Adam Looney. “What New Immigrants Could Mean for American Wages.” The Brookings Institution. Brookings.edu, August 2, 2013.Web. November 4. 2013.