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On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
Whatever you think of the underlying policy, a decision to defund the Department of Homeland Security simply will not result in the president's reversing his actions on immigration.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Argues against defunding Homeland Security as a means to change immigration policy.

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