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On the recordJuly 8, 2014
we spent about a quarter-of-a-trillion dollars over the last decade enforcing our immigration laws
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper highlights the significant spending on immigration enforcement compared to aid for Central American countries.

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