Gavin Newsom: “The number of legal immigrants was cut in half because of…”

“You've seen the impacts in this country, but also in the state of California. Not just undocumented legal immigration. Our ability again to the best and the brightest. You saw what happened just in our state alone. The number of legal immigrants was cut in half because of the policies of the Trump administration. 220,000 down to 125 last year. You've seen some highlight headlines on that. Many of you have written it. Workers shortages across the spectrum. Ask folks in the Central Valley or in the Central Coast.” (08:26–08:36)

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