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On the recordOctober 3, 2011
I think when you have the potential to administratively close hundreds of thousands of removal cases it sends a message, and that message is clear: That if you make it past the border you are scot-free.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

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Criticizing the administration's approach to immigration enforcement and its implications.

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