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On the recordMarch 19, 2013
Putting these young people to work is good for the economy and creates jobs, just the opposite of what many people have argued.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin argues that employing undocumented youth benefits the economy.

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