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Today on Texas Matters – How the Trump mass deportation anti-immigration crackdown could impact Texas agriculture. We hear from Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller. We also talk to Kathleen Bush-Joseph — a Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, co-author of “With “Shock and Awe,” the Second Trump Term Opens with a Bid to Strongly Reshape Immigration.”

Contrary to claims that there is an invasion at the southern border, actually undocumented immigrants are paying into the tax system but are not able to use the government programs. Undocumented immigrants paid $26 billion dollars into Social Security coffers in 2022 and paid 37 billion to state and local authorities.

Executive actions from the White House will offer parole to up to half a million immigrants.

Undocumented workers in some states must choose between driving illegally and risking exposure to the virus by sharing rides.

A new FRONTLINE documentary explores how the COVID-19 crisis has affected vulnerable populations of immigrants and undocumented workers in the United…