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Kevin Stitt: “We need employers, employees. If you're not on welfare or…”

Featuring: Kevin Stitt, Republican | Governor of Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 04:26

And because it's complicated, we have to enforce federal laws, but we need to know what is the end game. And I don't think it's to deport every single non U.S. citizen. I think We need employers, employees. If you're not on welfare or government assistance or Medicaid, we need to allow an employer to match up with that workforce. maybe charge that employer $5,000 that can pay down the national debt and, and to incentivize them to hire Americans. But if they need that labor, we're over complicating this. (04:26–04:37)

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Asserts the need for a system allowing employers to hire non-welfare-dependent workers.

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