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Veronica Escobar: “The Texas economy is actually shrinking in part because of…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Congresswoman Escobar holds press conference on migrant detention center

Published | Video Starts at 15:02

And you don't have to take my word for it. Look at what economists are writing. Look at the most recent economic news out of Texas. The Texas economy is actually shrinking in part because of deportations. So while our economy is on shaky ground and struggling federal taxpayers are paying one And a quarter billion dollars just for this one facility. Just this one. (15:02–15:07)

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Asserts that deportations contribute to the shrinking of the Texas economy.

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