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Claire McCaskill: Well, you know, it was interesting. I had the same experience when I asked the people at Immigration, Customs…

On the recordJuly 21, 2015
Well, you know, it was interesting. I had the same experience when I asked the people at Immigration, Customs Enforcement, how many employers they had prosecuted for hiring--knowingly hiring illegal immigrants when I first came to the Senate, and I actually got an answer that they did not know.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill reflects on her past inquiries about enforcement actions.

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