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On the recordSeptember 26, 2016
That is correct--I--absolutely. In fact, you can make an argument that everyone who has been a victim or lost a loved one to someone who has been in this country illegally has lost that loved one simply because we fail to enforce existing law.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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King asserts that failure to enforce immigration laws leads to tragic outcomes.

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