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Jeff Duncan: “But if we stop someone through normal law enforcement and we realize that they are here overstaying their visa, they are…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
But if we stop someone through normal law enforcement and we realize that they are here overstaying their visa, they are here illegally, they can't prove that they are here on a legal status, we have got that person. Why are we choosing not to deport them?
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Jeff Duncan
Republican · South Carolina

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Duncan criticizes the lack of deportation for individuals identified as illegal immigrants.

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