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Tom Harkin: “I ask my friend, how are they going to deal with families? Many of these people who have been here 2 to 5 years, maybe…”

On the recordMay 23, 2006
I ask my friend, how are they going to deal with families? Many of these people who have been here 2 to 5 years, maybe some less than 2 years, may have gotten married, maybe they brought their spouse along with them, and there are children. I have come across some myself. What will happen to these children who have been born here who are American citizens?
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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