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Lamar Smith: Twenty-three million Americans are unemployed or under employed. Meanwhile, 7 million people are working in the United…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
Twenty-three million Americans are unemployed or under employed. Meanwhile, 7 million people are working in the United States illegally. These jobs should go to legal workers.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith highlights unemployment and illegal employment issues, advocating for job allocation to legal workers.

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