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Ramon Romero Jr.: “I used to pay $110 a day for a laborer. Now it's 200.”

Featuring: Ramon Romero Jr., Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 90

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One on One with Rep. Ramon Romero

Published | Video Starts at 03:44

This border problem is a real inflation motivator. How so? Well, look, think about it. If there's. I used to pay $110 a day for a laborer. Now it's 200. That's five persons, four persons on a cleanup job as an example. It all gets passed on back to you. Why has it gone up so much? Because no one's available anymore. (03:44–03:48)

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Asserts that the cost of hiring laborers has increased from $110 to $200 per day.

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