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Gov. Ricketts (R-NE) says undocumented workers at meatpacking plants will not be eligible to receive the COVID vaccine.

That’s at least 14% of Nebraska’s meatpacking workers, according to @MigrationPolicy.
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After the backlash from this video, Gov. Ricketts (R-NE) just walked this back.

He says "citizenship is not checked" for any vaccination, but if "you're working at one of these facilities, you're supposed to be legal."
Gov. Ricketts (R-NE) responds to Rep. @AOC's tweet criticizing him for immigrant vaccine protocols:

"She doesn’t care about Nebraska."

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