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Lamar Smith: Twenty-three million Americans are unemployed or under employed. Meanwhile, seven million people are working in the…

On the recordMay 15, 2013
Twenty-three million Americans are unemployed or under employed. Meanwhile, seven million people are working in the United States illegally.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith highlights the unemployment issue in relation to illegal immigration.

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