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Brian Bilbray: “Let me name you one that does not. It is the Republic of Mexico. When I met with the Senators and Congressmen of Mexico…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 1996
Let me name you one that does not. It is the Republic of Mexico. When I met with the Senators and Congressmen of Mexico, I held up our new immigration law and held up their immigration law. And I said where we are changing it is to make ours more like yours. And when they looked at it, they said you are right, you are making your law more reasonable.
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Brian Bilbray
California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing U.S. immigration law in comparison to Mexico's immigration law.

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