Thats true, but again this depends on the details of CIR. Obviously, if it was a guaranteed path to permanent residence people would gladly start small businesses or make investments etc..., however if its something subdued like daca, then whose really going to want to potentially spend portions of their life savings given that there is no certainty.

But yes, i do in general agree that CIR will help the economy, and making people pay penalties will help as well. But it would be nice if the economy was becoming more "tolerable" to everyone so when CIR passes it wont be viewed as a burden and there wont be millions of articles titled "Immigrants seek to take jobs away from citizens in this struggling economy"