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Elissa Slotkin: 'We Should Key Our Immigration Numbers To The Economy'

Published January 11, 2024 | Video Starts at 03:23

We've got to help those countries improve their situation so we don't have such a flood of people feeling desperate to come to the United States. That's in their interest and ours. And lastly, We need to live up to our values and morals as a country of immigrants. As a nation of immigrants, I'm guessing everyone in this room right now owes their lives in America to an immigration story. (03:23–03:29)

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Asserts that the U.S. should uphold its values as a nation of immigrants.

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