Legal immigration should emphasize merit and meeting the needs of the U.S., including specific unmet workforce needs.
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The people and the mindset that killed 3,000 of our fellow citizens on September 11 2001, would have killed not 3,000, but 300,000 if they could have or 3 million or 30 million. We need to do everything we can within our value systems and legal structures to make sure that doesn't happen.
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The rising cost of prescription drugs has sparked a prairie fire that is spreading across our nation.
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Oil companies have played a role in suppressing the development of alternative fuels.
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Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about.
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I do support enhanced interrogation techniques. Obviously their value is shining through with respect to the bin Laden killing.
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