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On the recordApril 10, 2018
I think we are going in the wrong direction, and we ought to think hard about legislation that would in fact put this more on an economic foundation.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar criticizes current immigration policies and calls for economic-focused legislation.

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