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“On immigration policy, I believe we ought to call an immediate halt, stop illegal immigration and reduce legal immigration back to about 250,000 to 300,000, to more easily assimilate the Americans who've come here in the last 30 years.”

Quote by Pat Buchanan

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Pat Buchanan is an American political commentator and author, born on November 2, 1938. He served as the Assistant to the President for Communications under President Richard Nixon and George H.W. Bush, and is known for his conservative political views. more

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