I want us to look at this not just from a humanitarian perspective, but also the economic damage which will happen to our country if we were in fact to expel over 350,000 Haitian Americans on TPS. Haitian TPS holders contribute nearly 6 billion annually to the US economy. Haitian TPS holders pay taxes. They pay 1.5 billion in federal taxes, support Social Security, Medicare and public health projects. They are active compliant contributors to our economy. (07:54–08:00)
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Asserts that Haitian TPS holders contribute nearly $6 billion annually to the US economy.
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