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Eric Schmitt: “America is for Americans, and it is our home—it is not a permanent refugee camp.”

On the recordJuly 25, 2026
America is for Americans, and it is our home—it is not a permanent refugee camp.
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Eric Schmitt
Republican · Missouri

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Criticizing Biden's immigration policies

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