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On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
I am personally appalled by the staggering numbers of minors, sometimes as young as 5 and 6 years old, who are left by their personal circumstances with no other choice than to try to cross the desert by themselves.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Expresses concern over minors crossing borders due to dire circumstances.

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