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On the recordJuly 11, 2019
When a Member of Congress says abolish ICE, when another Member of Congress says abolish DHS, when the Speaker of the House says walls are immoral, when the person who gave the State of the Union response to the President's State of the Union says she's okay with noncitizens voting, that all has an impact, doesn't it, just like the law that you're sworn to uphold and impact and do, when you're the Director of ICE?
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Jordan emphasizes the impact of congressional statements on immigration policy.

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