“Everybody I know, and I’m not just talking about 10 or 20 people, nobody could believe we even got this far. The laws are bad.”

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On the recordMarch 29, 2011
I think it is unfortunate that we are going to try to--because I use the word 'illegals.'
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Tom Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma
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Editor's note · Context

Coburn criticizes the use of the term 'undocumented' for illegal immigrants.

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