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Rich Neal: Our failure to act on comprehensive immigration reform means that we are effectively walking away from economic growth…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2016
Our failure to act on comprehensive immigration reform means that we are effectively walking away from economic growth that could also help improve the long-term financial standing of our Social Security trust fund.
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Rich Neal
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Neal argues that inaction on immigration reform hinders economic growth and Social Security.

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