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On the recordJanuary 16, 2024
when countries that adopt anti-immigrant policies invariably end up, especially with the demographic trends that the United States has, end up in economic stagnation.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Ocasio-Cortez discusses the economic consequences of anti-immigrant policies.

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