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On the recordJuly 30, 2018
I see the fact that no one was being prosecuted for this as a factor in a fivefold increase in four years in this count of illegal immigration. So, yes, hopefully people will get the message.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions acknowledges the intention behind the family separation policy as a deterrent to illegal immigration.

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