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Tom Harkin: There is danger in flexibility, not just because of you but because of everybody that works under you and the Border…

On the recordJuly 9, 2014
There is danger in flexibility, not just because of you but because of everybody that works under you and the Border Patrol.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin warns about the risks of modifying laws for handling child migrants.

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