'Very clear on that': CNN host pushes back after GOP lawmaker checks her on migrant claim
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'Very clear on that': CNN host pushes back after GOP lawmaker checks her on migrant claim

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CNN anchor Pamela Brown fended off a "gotcha" moment from Rep. Carlos Gimenez on the topic of undocumented immigrants paying taxes. Brown began by discussing the potential of the Internal Revenue Service sharing "very sensitive taxpayer data" with the Department of Homeland Security "that could aid in deportations." "You know, the only reason the IRS has this information is because these undocumented migrants voluntarily shared it," Brown said, "So, I just wonder, you know, why should people who are following the rules, paying their taxes, even if they are here illegally, be specifically singled out for deportation?" Brown added, "It's estimated that undocumented migrants paid tens of billions in federal income tax in 2022.

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