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Tommy Thompson: Securing the border is going to allow everything else to follow. But unless you secure the border, it is not right to…

On the recordJune 4, 2007
Securing the border is going to allow everything else to follow. But unless you secure the border, it is not right to give 12 million individuals who have illegal rights in this country status before that border is protected. There should be no amnesty. And this bill, no matter how you cover, it's an amnesty bill.
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Tommy Thompson
Wisconsin

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Tommy Thompson argues against amnesty and emphasizes the need to secure the border first.

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