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On the recordJuly 8, 2014
The No. 1 message to stop this is planes arriving in Honduras and Guatemala with these children back home.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Coburn argues that returning children home will effectively deter others from making the journey.

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