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Lindsey Graham: “The payoffs for the Nation are enormous, we improve our national security, we improve our economy, and we deal with real…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
The payoffs for the Nation are enormous, we improve our national security, we improve our economy, and we deal with real people who have real problems, and we are trying to give them a second chance on our terms, and some of the people we are going to say you have got to leave because you have been up to no good?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes the benefits of fixing the immigration system.

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