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On the recordJuly 23, 2013
For everyone who is a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there that they weigh 130 pounds and they have got calves the size of cantaloupes because they are hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Steve King discusses his controversial remarks about undocumented children, emphasizing that not all are valedictorians and many are involved in drug smuggling.

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