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On the recordMarch 19, 2013
One of the bedrock legal principles of immigration is that those coming to America should not be reliant on federal assistance.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions emphasizes the principle that immigrants should not depend on federal aid.

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