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Russell Pearce: “We must have the courage, the fortitude, to enforce, with compassion but without apology, those laws that protect the…”

On the recordApril 23, 2012
We must have the courage, the fortitude, to enforce, with compassion but without apology, those laws that protect the integrity of our borders.
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Russell Pearce

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Emphasizing the need for strict enforcement of immigration laws.

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