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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The administration is ending this status that provides a…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Rep. AOC Questions U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright

Published | Video Starts at 02:45

So there are hundreds of thousands of legally documented immigrants here, many that work in the energy sector that are here under different kinds of authorizations, one being temporary protected status that Mr. Vesey had raised. And The administration is ending this status that provides a path to work permits, legal work permits for huge sectors of the workforce in the United States. Are you supportive of ending these work authorizations? Again, I'm not actively working on immigration policy and all that. I don't think I have a thoughtful response to that. Understood. (02:45–02:55)

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