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Steve King: “And I thank the gentleman. But for a point of clarity, we are here. We are amending current law because we essentially…”

On the recordMay 22, 2007
And I thank the gentleman. But for a point of clarity, we are here. We are amending current law because we essentially have a promise we can't keep without amending current law. And that fits within a definition of amnesty, to amend current law, because if we enforce current law, there will be some people that will be penalized by that. And I don't take so much issue on this as I do the law.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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Discussing the implications of amending current immigration law.

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