Because if, through the President or through Republican actions in Congress, you were to take away work authorization for hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients, that's reducing our workforce at a time when we're trying to grow the workforce and grow the economy. If DACA were to come to an end, it could strip our workforce of over 400,000 workers and cost our country nearly $650 billion. Yes, they too, are productive. I'm talking about dreamers who work as teachers, as caregivers, as nurses and doctors, as construction workers, as food service workers, and so many other key industries for our economy. (05:45–06:00)
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