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Tom Carper: “We cannot just focus on symptoms of problems. We have to focus on underlying causes as well.”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
We cannot just focus on symptoms of problems. We have to focus on underlying causes as well.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

Editor's note · Context

Carper advocates for addressing the root causes of immigration issues, not just the symptoms.

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