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Harry Reid: This person being deported leaves behind a job that is unfilled. That employer looks and looks to try to find somebody…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2000
This person being deported leaves behind a job that is unfilled. That employer looks and looks to try to find somebody to fill that job. What is the cost of that, and then the cost, many times, to our welfare system, our criminal justice system, our education system.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

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Discussing the implications of deportation on the job market and public systems.

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