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John Rice Carter: I understand some of the compassion people have, but the reality was they used a loophole in the law to get into this…

On the recordMay 2, 2017
I understand some of the compassion people have, but the reality was they used a loophole in the law to get into this country.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

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Carter discusses the misuse of legal loopholes by immigrants.

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