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On the recordJuly 16, 2014
To what degree is violence a factor in this flood of youngsters to the border? Is it a major factor, a minor factor, or no factor?
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine questions the role of violence in the influx of young migrants.

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