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Alex Padilla: They are paying taxes. Taxes into programs that they are not eligible to benefit from.

On the recordMay 30, 2023
They are paying taxes. Taxes into programs that they are not eligible to benefit from.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Senator Padilla points out that undocumented immigrants contribute to taxes without benefits.

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