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On the recordJune 14, 2012
President Obama's attempt to go around Congress and the American people is at best unwise and possibly illegal.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham criticizes Obama's immigration policy for circumventing Congress.

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