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Zoe Lofgren: What we often hear from colleagues on the other side of the aisle is that this issue boils down to simple math.

On the recordJanuary 25, 2011
What we often hear from colleagues on the other side of the aisle is that this issue boils down to simple math.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Lofgren critiques the simplistic view that deporting workers creates jobs for Americans.

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