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On the recordJuly 8, 2025
Some of these ‘nativists,’ frankly, are directly at odds with the agriculture sector in Kentucky. We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws.
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Andy Barr
Republican · Kentucky

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Barr criticizes 'nativists' for opposing legal immigration policies that support Kentucky's agriculture.

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