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Greg Casar: “The folks that have been here for years and years and years…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Majority Report Episode: Interview with Rep. Greg Casar and Discussion on Immigration, Democratic Strategy, and Global Issues

Published | Video Starts at 36:18

Oh yeah, there's so much we have to do. First of all, we got to say, look, The folks that have been here for years and years and years paying taxes, doing their job, look, those folks, they're basically US Citizens. But for continued inaction in Congress, first of all, then second of all, we've got to have a way that people can apply to come here. (36:18–36:28)

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Asserts that long-term undocumented immigrants paying taxes are essentially US citizens.

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