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Tony Evers: “If those people [undocumented workers] would leave the…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Whether they're, most of them are working hard, whether it's in our, whether they're in our factories, whether they're in an agriculture area. If we don't do something, I mean, If those people [undocumented workers] would leave the agriculture industry, we would no longer be the dairy state. folks. We depend on that labor and they provide great labor. We need to be able to say to them, yeah, you should be able to have a driver's license. (51:03–51:09)

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Asserts that the departure of undocumented workers from agriculture would end Wisconsin's status as the dairy state.

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