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On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
If you believe, as I do, that migration poses security challenges and stability challenges, it would be my hope that that would be advocated within the State Department.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine advocates for addressing migration as a security issue within U.S. policy.

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