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Barack Obama: Independent economists say immigration reform will grow our economy and shrink our deficits by almost $1 trillion in the…

On the recordMarch 3, 2014
Independent economists say immigration reform will grow our economy and shrink our deficits by almost $1 trillion in the next two decades.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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