They are paying taxes. Taxes into programs that they are not eligible to benefit from.
Alex Padilla: “They are paying taxes. Taxes into programs that they are not eligible to benefit from.”
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Senator Padilla points out that undocumented immigrants contribute to taxes without benefits.
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