If we don't have enough folks come into the country, GDP doesn't grow.
Ben Ray Luján: “If we don't have enough folks come into the country, GDP doesn't grow.”
On the recordJuly 14, 2021
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Senator Lujan highlights the economic impact of migration on GDP growth.
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