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Russell Pearce: It needs to be fixed. It's the greatest inducement. It is a crime to enter this country illegally. It's a crime to…

On the recordAugust 1, 2010
It needs to be fixed. It's the greatest inducement. It is a crime to enter this country illegally. It's a crime to remain in this country.
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Russell Pearce

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Pearce asserts that the current interpretation of the 14th Amendment incentivizes illegal immigration.

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