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On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
It was supposed to be used sparingly and only in the rarest of cases, and yet it looks to me like it is going to be used as a pressure valve instead to try and accommodate people who may not fit the five criteria that are outlined in both international and in domestic law with regard to refugee status.
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Bob Goodlatte
Republican · Virginia

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Goodlatte critiques the misuse of parole in refugee status.

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