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Paul Begala: “No. Of course not. First off, it's a civil violation. OK? Second off, people come here for the work. They don't come…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2010
No. Of course not. First off, it's a civil violation. OK? Second off, people come here for the work. They don't come here to have babies.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Paul Begala argues against the notion that changing the 14th Amendment would reward illegal immigrants.

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