On the recordAugust 22, 2016
There is not a deportation force, you don't deport 11 million people, you find a way to abide by the law and see what that provides.
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transcripts.cnn.comThere is not a deportation force, you don't deport 11 million people, you find a way to abide by the law and see what that provides.
Sessions comments on the impracticality of deporting 11 million people.
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