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On the recordMay 15, 2024
I really think that as part of a Committee on Homeland Security we have an obligation to really bring our immigration laws into the 21st Century and do it in a bipartisan manner.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke emphasizes the need for modernizing immigration laws collaboratively.

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