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On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
If the Chamber of Commerce were to get its way and bring hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers into this country, there is no question in my mind it would drive wages up.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders discusses the impact of immigration on wage structures.

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