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Brian Bilbray: “Mr. Speaker, it is time that we address the issue that our refugee system and our immigration policy do not follow…”

On the recordJune 30, 1999
Mr. Speaker, it is time that we address the issue that our refugee system and our immigration policy do not follow common sense. I know this is not politically correct to talk about, but frankly I think that common sense is always politically correct; that we have people that want to come to this country legally, play by the rules, want to enter legally and they are told they cannot, while we reward those who are breaking the rules and coming into our country illegally. Mr. Speaker, I ask us to correct this issue and address it here on the House floor.
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Brian Bilbray
California
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Editor's note · Context

Addressing issues with U.S. immigration policy and the treatment of Cuban immigrants.

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