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On the recordMarch 15, 2017
Trump's characterization of the U.S. immigration as a flood of low-skilled migrants draining public finances is flawed. New arrivals to the United States are increasingly better-educated and well-off.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

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Barragan counters Trump's claims about immigrants, highlighting their education and financial status.

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