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Mike Lee: “I think it would strike people as fundamentally unfair for the millions of people who have been waiting patiently in…”

On the recordDecember 9, 2014
I think it would strike people as fundamentally unfair for the millions of people who have been waiting patiently in line and playing by the rules.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Highlighting the unfairness towards those waiting legally for immigration.

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