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On the recordMarch 13, 2013
We spend more money on enforcement on immigration than we do on the Secret Service to protect the President.
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Luis Gutiérrez
Democratic · Illinois

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Gutierrez highlights the disproportionate spending on immigration enforcement compared to other federal agencies.

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