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On the recordDecember 16, 2009
It is very significant. I am not suggesting that we increase illegal immigration as a way to deal with the debt, but it does have those positive economic implications.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman acknowledges the economic implications of illegal immigration while clarifying his stance.

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