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Scott Rigell: “We have approximately 4.5 million illegal immigrants here who came here on a visa and then overstayed, that is…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
We have approximately 4.5 million illegal immigrants here who came here on a visa and then overstayed, that is unquestionably a failure.
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Scott Rigell
Republican · Virginia

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Rigell points out the failure of managing visa overstays in the U.S.

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