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Xavier Becerra: “We have seen the ways in which inflexibility in lawmaking can lead to perverse incentives and unwanted or hazardous…”

On the recordJuly 22, 2013
We have seen the ways in which inflexibility in lawmaking can lead to perverse incentives and unwanted or hazardous results.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Warns about the consequences of inflexible immigration laws.

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