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Jon Tester: At the end of the day, nothing was done, and the folks who could have been arrested and sent back to their country…

On the recordMarch 13, 2013
At the end of the day, nothing was done, and the folks who could have been arrested and sent back to their country because of being unpapered were not.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester criticizes the inaction on immigration enforcement despite actionable intelligence.

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