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Russell Pearce: “To reward law breakers is how you get more lawbreakers.”

On the recordAugust 2, 2010
To reward law breakers is how you get more lawbreakers.
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Russell Pearce

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Russell Pearce argues that granting amnesty encourages further illegal immigration.

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