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On the recordJanuary 9, 2008
That we secure the border, we have the fence and we have enough border patrol agents to secure the border. And that we have an employment verification system of some kind. But the place of difference between us is what we do with the 12 million people that are here illegally. We all agree that anybody who has committed a crime should be sent home. But I believe that the others who come here illegally should stand in line with everybody else who wants to come to this country and should not be given special pathway or special privilege.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Mitt Romney outlines his stance on border security and the treatment of illegal immigrants.

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