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Heidi Heitkamp: My point is, as we are trying to deal with this humanitarian crisis for those who truly are there in that category, we…

On the recordJuly 8, 2014
My point is, as we are trying to deal with this humanitarian crisis for those who truly are there in that category, we need to double-down on the law enforcement portion of this so that we know what, in fact, we are dealing with, and those of us who have been involved in law enforcement know that a juvenile can be just as dangerous as an adult, and we need to be very careful about who we are letting into this country undocumented.
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Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic · North Dakota

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Heitkamp emphasizes the need for strong law enforcement amid a humanitarian crisis.

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