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Michele Bachmann: “I thank the gentleman, and I believe the next population most hurt is actually the legal Hispanic population in the…”

On the recordJuly 8, 2013
I thank the gentleman, and I believe the next population most hurt is actually the legal Hispanic population in the United States. {time} 2120 It's their wages that are suppressed. So if you're thinking of a Hispanic mother who's working as a hotel maid, if we have legalization, she could be competing with seven other people who are vying for her job as well. That's what we're looking at right now. And I thank you for bringing that research to our attention. It's very important because, again, what we're looking at is hurting the job prospects of those who are the most vulnerable. And that's one thing that we've seen from the President's policies. He is hurting the people who are on the very economic edge. I'll yield quickly to you.
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Michele Bachmann
Minnesota
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Jul 8, 2013

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