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Ron Johnson: “Our primary goal has to be to stop the flood, deter parents…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Senator Johnson at the Foreign Relations Committee

Published July 17, 2014 | Video Starts at 17:25

But I am also highly concerned about parents making that decision, sending their kids on that very dangerous journey. I am concerned about those kids as well. From my standpoint, Our primary goal has to be to stop the flood, deter parents from making that choice. If we have asylum cases, those should be requested in the home countries. And if we need to beef up resources, I would say let's do it in the home countries. (17:25–17:30)

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Asserts that the primary goal should be to stop the influx of unaccompanied children and deter parents from sending them.

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