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The US is allowing hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans in the country to work legally

By REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT, REBECCA SANTANA and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press
Published: September 21, 2023, 8:14am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration says it’s granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country — quickly making them eligible to work — as it grapples with growing numbers of people fleeing the South American country and elsewhere to arrive at the U.S.-Mexico

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