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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

I did not create one of those jobs, but we certainly worked hard to create the nurturing environment.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

All that is necessary for evil to triumph in the world is for enough good men and women to do nothing.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

Mexico has really stepped up its game, and that would be one of the key areas of agreement I would have.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

I believe we have a moral and fiscal obligation to help our neighbors in the Northern Triangle.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

that is smart. That is not cheap, but I think it is a good investment.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

the Mexicans are doing this because they perceive it to be in their interest for their reasons, and we are, in part, the beneficiaries of that determination.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

I continue to believe our best hope for progress is trying to tackle several of these areas in a comprehensive way.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

I hope that is wrong. But, when you look back at the legislation about a year and a half ago, I can point out any number of things that I was not enthusiastic about, but I still believe that part of the solution for the issues that are…

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

I think a comprehensive immigration reform could have assisted, is in making clear what the ground rules are.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

I think a comprehensive immigration reform undertaken now... might be able to get us to a situation where we would not see increasing levels of illegal immigration.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

If they do not meet those indicators, they do not qualify for a compact.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

But, cutting off immigration is not the way to help unemployed natives find jobs.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

I always tell people--people say, why have I--or ask me why I have had some success in my life. I always start off with, I picked the right parents.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

We have been sending out drones for a couple years without the VADER systems and without sophisticated observation systems.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

To those of us who live on the border, you have heard from us.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

I have always loved job creation and job preservation.

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Thomas Carper
@thomascarper· Democratic · DE· Feb 3, 2015

At some point in time we have to ask the question, do these laws work? Are we solving the problem?

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