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Cory Booker: And 'not causing harm' is, I guess, a relative term. Obviously, we are concerned about terrorism.

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
And 'not causing harm' is, I guess, a relative term. Obviously, we are concerned about terrorism.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Senator Booker highlights the complexity of defining harm in relation to legal overstays.

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