We passed an amnesty and made a promise in the future that we would have enforcement, and it never came.
Jeff Sessions: “We passed an amnesty and made a promise in the future that we would have enforcement, and it never came.”
On the recordMay 15, 2006
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Senator Sessions reflects on past immigration reform failures and the importance of enforcement.
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