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On the recordJanuary 11, 2019
Absolutely. And we are going to continue this on--it will be 22 days, 23 days, hopefully, not long, but we are going to highlight what is going on. The compassionate thing is--and as you brought up, this is not anti-immigration. This is not anti-Mexican. I made reference to three people that were killed by people from Mexico who were here illegally. That doesn't mean all Mexicans are bad. I have worked with a lot. I come from an agricultural background. They are hardworking people, just like Americans are. This is something that if we don't have rule of law, you can't have a law-abiding society. I want to address one other point, if you will allow me.
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Ted Yoho
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