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Rand Paul: “We need to admit fewer people. There is no reason we should be admitting 60,000 people, and we need to address that…”

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
We need to admit fewer people. There is no reason we should be admitting 60,000 people, and we need to address that policy.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Senator Paul argues for reducing the number of people admitted to the U.S.

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