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On the recordNovember 29, 2016
How do we change the mindset, to turn off the flow, so the parents will say, 'I want my kid to stay here and have an opportunity, have a future here'? How do we do that?
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Senator Carper questions how to reduce migration by improving conditions for families.

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