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On the recordMarch 29, 2022
CBO estimated that these immigration provisions would have cost the U.S. Government about $124 billion over 10 years.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

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Espaillat discusses the financial implications of immigration provisions in the Build Back Better initiative.

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