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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “It would be a 1.4 trillion dollars economic benefit if we did that.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2023
It would be a 1.4 trillion dollars economic benefit if we did that.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Fernandez discusses the economic benefits of immigration reform and labor participation.

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