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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
I think it's important that the people in Congress are able to objectively look at the data that's out there, the real facts, and know that 80 to 90 percent of the illegal drugs that come into America come from or through Mexico.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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King argues for a data-driven approach to understanding immigration and drug smuggling issues.

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