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On the recordApril 1, 2009
If it had been a family member who had been killed by an illegal who would have otherwise not been in this country if the law had been enforced, if that had been your close family member, your sister for example, would you perhaps change your mind on the reason for your testimony here today and support the rule of law?
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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King asks if personal loss would change the witness's stance on immigration enforcement.

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