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Jon Tester: “That whole immigration debate that the senate had here a month ago or so, visa overstays were a big issue, has to do…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2013
That whole immigration debate that the senate had here a month ago or so, visa overstays were a big issue, has to do with about 40 percent of the undocumented folks who are in this country right now.
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Jon Tester
Democratic · Montana

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Tester discusses the significance of visa overstays in immigration issues.

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