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Paul Begala: “What punishment would you have? What would you do with them, sir? There's 12 million of them here. What are you going to…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2010
What punishment would you have? What would you do with them, sir? There's 12 million of them here. What are you going to do with them?
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala challenges Pearce to provide a solution for the 12 million undocumented immigrants currently in the U.S.

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