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Brian Bilbray: “If you think we're going to control illegal immigration by telling the world we're going to reward it, you can't build a…”

On the recordMay 16, 2007
If you think we're going to control illegal immigration by telling the world we're going to reward it, you can't build a fence tall enough to stop illegal immigration.
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Brian Bilbray
California

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Representative Bilbray criticizes the immigration bill, arguing it equates to amnesty.

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