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Jon Tester: “If your illegal immigration goes from 2 million to 11 million, apparently you are not doing the right thing.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
If your illegal immigration goes from 2 million to 11 million, apparently you are not doing the right thing.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester critiques ineffective immigration policies leading to increased illegal immigration.

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