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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “DACA recipients pay about $6.2 billion in Federal taxes alone. They pay another $3.3 billion in state and local taxes…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
DACA recipients pay about $6.2 billion in Federal taxes alone. They pay another $3.3 billion in state and local taxes each year.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez highlights the significant tax contributions of DACA recipients.

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