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On the recordDecember 5, 2017
I think we, frankly, have to view them as sort of normal and likely to be somewhat permanent, based on weather emergencies, violence, civil war, corruption.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine emphasizes the ongoing nature of refugee and migrant issues.

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