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Darrell Issa: Nobody has ever talked about that, and I think it is a shame that we are talking about the border and we do not talk…

On the recordFebruary 3, 2016
Nobody has ever talked about that, and I think it is a shame that we are talking about the border and we do not talk about people seeking--children--as Ms. Young has--children fleeing drug cartels, fleeing murders, rapists, drug traffickers.
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Darrell Issa
Republican · California

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Issa criticizes the lack of focus on children fleeing violence in immigration discussions.

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