So, if we have an individual coming to the United States from Venezuela, if they have stayed here long enough, at this point, we are not checking Venezuelan records to find out what happened, what they did in that country, to be able to have some sort of legal status here?
James Lankford: “So, if we have an individual coming to the United States from Venezuela, if they have stayed here long enough, at this…”
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Lankford questions the lack of background checks for immigrants from Venezuela.
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