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On the recordMarch 5, 2019
I see that the fact that no one was being prosecuted for this as a factor in a five-fold increase in four years in this kind of illegal immigration so, yes, hopefully people will get the message and come through the border at the port of entry and not break across the border unlawfully.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Jeff Sessions discusses the increase in illegal immigration and the intention behind the policy as a deterrent.

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