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Antonio Villaraigosa: “The best thing he could do to get this out of politics and out of the campaign is to call on Speaker Boehner and Senator…”

On the recordJune 20, 2012
The best thing he could do to get this out of politics and out of the campaign is to call on Speaker Boehner and Senator Reid, to call a special session of the House. Let's get the DREAM Act passed. Let's get comprehensive immigration passed. Let's, Democrats and Republicans, work together to pass this and get it out of the campaign.
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Villaraigosa urges Romney to work with Congress to pass immigration reform and remove it from political campaigning.

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