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Chuck Fleischmann: “Would it be that the fees that legal immigrants, people who are playing by the rules, are paying--would those funds be…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2015
Would it be that the fees that legal immigrants, people who are playing by the rules, are paying--would those funds be designated to use to pay for those who are not here illegally?
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Chuck Fleischmann
Republican · Tennessee

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Fleischmann questions the funding source for immigration programs for illegal immigrants.

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