02/14/2011
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"Right now, it takes 18 months--right?--to receive the clearance, so that you can be employed by the Border Patrol. Right?"
"Why is it that a veteran cannot immediately be hired if that veteran has already gone through all of the screening?"
"I believe comprehensive immigration reform can also be a critical force multiplier."
"I just do not think we strengthen our country by ignoring the contributions of immigrants or by turning our backs on refugees."