“The president is scared of your power, and he wants you to believe your vote does not matter.”
“AI is not going anywhere. It has both promise and peril. I just want us to be thinking critically about this from all angles.”
“I’d be worried about a massive economic slowdown. You know, the impact of Wall Street on Main Street, and I’d be worried about job losses.”
“He wants you to lose confidence in our electoral system so you stay home this November.”

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On the recordJuly 14, 1999
PRWORA's provisions requiring public agencies to report to the INS any persons 'known to be unlawfully present' in the U.S., have exacerbated this fear.
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Luis Gutiérrez
Democratic · Illinois
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Discussion on the fear created by reporting requirements in PRWORA.

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