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Robert C. Byrd: “The United States simply does not have the resources to help all those around the world who wish to come here for a…”

On the recordMarch 2, 1994
The United States simply does not have the resources to help all those around the world who wish to come here for a better life. We do not have the resources to eliminate poverty and unemployment for our own population, much less the rest of the world.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Mar 2, 1994

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Arguing for reducing levels of immigration.

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