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Richard Blumenthal: “Loretta Lynch, I think yesterday, clarified that she does not believe there is a Federal right to work for immigrants…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Loretta Lynch, I think yesterday, clarified that she does not believe there is a Federal right to work for immigrants who are not in a lawful status.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal references Lynch's clarification on immigrant work rights.

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