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Dick Lugar: People leave their countries for only two reasons--civil unrest or dire economic necessity. Change those dynamics, you…

On the recordJuly 21, 2009
People leave their countries for only two reasons--civil unrest or dire economic necessity. Change those dynamics, you won't have that pressure.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Links immigration pressures to civil unrest and economic conditions.

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