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On the recordMay 31, 2023
The solution of legalizing millions of people in the agricultural community without first dealing with the broken border and a broken asylum system, I mean, I think, is ill-conceived.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham criticizes the idea of legalizing agricultural workers without border security.

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