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Arlen Specter: “I believe there is a universal agreement that the immigration situation in the United States today is an unmitigated…”

On the recordMay 9, 2007
I believe there is a universal agreement that the immigration situation in the United States today is an unmitigated disaster. Strong language, but not strong enough for what is going on with immigration. We have a porous border and undocumented immigrants are coming into the United States. They pose a security risk. Terrorists are free to wander across our borders and come into our country and pose potentially grave threats to our national security. We find a significant number of incidents of crime among undocumented immigrants. Crime does not have a sole source, but it is a problem. We definitely need to get a handle on immigration.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the immigration situation in the U.S. during a congressional debate.

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