Dianne Feinstein: “That is exactly the point. It is a theoretical plan. For those who…”

On the recordMay 23, 2006

That is exactly the point. It is a theoretical plan. For those who live in big immigration States, who live this problem daily, who see the people and their families--many have bought homes, pay taxes, their children are born here and go to school here--it creates a dynamic which puts the Federal Government again in the place of having to find and deport 1.6 million people; and then if the 2.8 million don't follow the mandatory departure section of the program, they are subject to deportation.

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Dianne Feinstein

Democratic · California

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