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James Lankford: “Do you assume that a majority of those that are coming, then, as family members, are connected in some way as family or…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015
Do you assume that a majority of those that are coming, then, as family members, are connected in some way as family or connection to those that were given temporary protected status before?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford questions the connection of new arrivals to previous temporary protected status recipients.

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