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Alex Padilla: “It's not despite the immigrant population, it's because of…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla Discusses Controversial Detention at DHS Briefing on MSNBC

Published | Video Starts at 15:17

But this is also California. That's the largest, largest economy of any state in the nation. Fourth largest economy in the world. It's not despite the immigrant population, it's because of the contributions of so many immigrants as workforce, as consumers, as entrepreneurs. You know, if your interest is in improving safety of communities, facilitating thriving communities and economic growth, this is something to embrace, not to attack. (15:17–15:29)

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Asserts that California's economic success is due to immigrant contributions.

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