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Lamar Smith: “We cannot ignore the adverse impact of mass low-skilled immigration and the lack of enforcement of our immigration laws.”

On the recordMarch 9, 2011
We cannot ignore the adverse impact of mass low-skilled immigration and the lack of enforcement of our immigration laws.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

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Smith warns against the negative effects of low-skilled immigration on American employment and wages.

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