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John Conyers: “I agree with you. But if there were trials--and in one case, there may have been, and in another there wasn't--that's…”

On the recordJune 12, 2013
I agree with you. But if there were trials--and in one case, there may have been, and in another there wasn't--that's for the court to determine.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers acknowledges the importance of legal proceedings in immigration cases.

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