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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

Editor's note · Context

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

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