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Bill Clinton: Quick answer. The Nation does not enforce its immigration laws. We should let immigrants come in. It makes us a stronger…

On the recordMay 27, 1993
Quick answer. The Nation does not enforce its immigration laws. We should let immigrants come in. It makes us a stronger country. But we can't let everybody in overnight. We should attempt to enforce the laws more rigorously. And when California, Texas, Florida, New York, and other States pay a disproportionate burden, the National Government ought to help them more. We changed the rules to help California more, because it's not fair for you to pay for what the National Government does or doesn't do. [The network took a commercial break.] China
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Bill Clinton
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