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Alex Padilla: “There was no surge when Title 42 was lifted. There will be no surge if we pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.”

On the recordMay 31, 2023
There was no surge when Title 42 was lifted. There will be no surge if we pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla asserts that past policy changes did not lead to immigration surges.

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