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Raúl Grijalva: Ending the ability to work legally in this country for these DACA recipients... their contribution is $460.3 billion and…

On the recordSeptember 5, 2017
Ending the ability to work legally in this country for these DACA recipients... their contribution is $460.3 billion and about $25 billion in taxes to Social Security and Medicare.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva emphasizes the economic impact of DACA recipients and urges action to protect them.

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