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Mitt Romney: “The president has also said we need to end chain migration…”

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MITT ROMNEY vs MIKE KENNEDY In Utah U.S. Senate Primary Debate

Published | Video Starts at 36:53

I also think that we need to have a trust tracking system that identifies people who come here illegally on a visa and may not have returned home. These kinds of things all have to be put in place. The president has also said we need to end chain migration, which is the idea that remote family members all get to come into the country if there's one legal person already here. And he said no more lottery immigration, which is just sort of randomly picking people. Look, I agree with the president on those things, and I believe that we should work together to. (36:53–37:04)

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