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On the recordFebruary 21, 2017
Immigrant population has a lower crime rate in the American born population. That's a tragic case. We want to punish that person. We want to drive them out.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala argues against the generalization of immigrants as criminals, emphasizing the need to target actual offenders.

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