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Eric Holder: “One of the things that has always worried me is that a disproportionate share of what is a national problem is borne by…”

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
One of the things that has always worried me is that a disproportionate share of what is a national problem is borne by the States along our Southern border.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Holder expresses concern about the burden on border States regarding immigration issues.

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