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On the recordMarch 17, 2013
Our immigration system is broken when, if you play by the rules, you do not get to see your wife for 3 years and your son for 20.
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Al Franken
Democratic · Minnesota

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Franken highlights the long wait times in the immigration process affecting families.

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