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On the recordMay 30, 2023
Clearly, we have a broken immigration system, both on the legal immigration side as well as the undocumented persons who are in our country, some 11 million or so.
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Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii

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Hirono highlights issues with the U.S. immigration system and the number of undocumented individuals.

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