The top Senate Democrat on Tuesday said former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are partly to blame for a nationwide worker shortage and not the weekly $300 unemployment checks provided by the federal government.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, brushed off criticism that the jobless pay is discouraging people from returning to the workforce. Instead, Schumer blamed a number of other factors, including Trump administration policies that limited immigration.
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