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Veronica Escobar: “Undocumented workers were deliberately left out of the…”

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

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Latino Rebels Radio LIVE Rep. Veronica Escobar

Published | Video Starts at 16:41

And the very people who are in the fields making sure that we get our food, making sure that we get our fruits and vegetables are the people that Undocumented workers were deliberately left out of the stimulus package. because they were specifically stripped out by Senate Republicans who made it a requirement that you have a Social Security number. Even, even families of mixed status, families with ITIN numbers, for example, left out. (16:41–17:02)

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