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Dick Durbin: “He's paying his every two years his fee of $600, and he goes…”

Featuring: Dick Durbin, Democratic | U.S. Senate Illinois

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Durbin Denounces The President's Cruel Mass Deportation Campaign

Published | Video Starts at 11:12

Juan should have a future in this country. He's doing something good for this country now in this medical laboratory. He's obeying the law. He's showing up as he's supposed to. He's paying his every two years his fee of $600, and he goes through a criminal background check. He was brought here at the age of eight, for goodness sakes. Wouldn't you give him a chance to earn his way toward legal status in this country? I would. (11:12–11:19)

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Asserts that Juan pays a $600 fee every two years and undergoes a criminal background check.

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