We've not been able to do that or have that conversation for a long, long, long time. I was in the House of representatives in the mid-80s. I think The last time a major, major immigration bill was signed by, in that case, Ronald Reagan, it was a Democrat bill. Democrats controlled the House and the Senate. They passed a bill and Reagan signed it. So I long for the day when we can take immigration off the table as a partisan issue. (29:09–29:17)
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