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Elton Gallegly: As a parent of four and as someone who is a product of the city school system in Los Angeles, I am a strong supporter of…

On the recordMarch 20, 1996
As a parent of four and as someone who is a product of the city school system in Los Angeles, I am a strong supporter of public education. But one of the comments that she made was that these people were not participants in the decisionmaking process. I would submit to her that there were 40,000 adults that came to this country last year, illegally to this country, and received Pell grants that cost this country $70 billion. That was a decision they made, not their parents.
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Elton Gallegly
California

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Responding to comments about public education and illegal immigration during a debate.

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