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Debbie Lesko: “I contend the cause of this problem is our loose immigration laws.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
I contend the cause of this problem is our loose immigration laws.
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Debbie Lesko
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

Lesko attributes family separations to lax immigration laws incentivizing migration.

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