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Robert C. Byrd: “We face enormous problems, especially in our large cities where we are rapidly developing a permanent underclass.”

On the recordMay 10, 1994
We face enormous problems, especially in our large cities where we are rapidly developing a permanent underclass.
Said by
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Source
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May 10, 1994

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Arguing for limits on immigration given domestic economic strains.

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