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On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
All of which, if they were American citizens, would go before our Child Protective Services and probably be taken away from their parents rather than turned over to a criminal organization.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

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Highlighting the treatment of unaccompanied minors crossing the border.

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