Rand Paul: "We will find a place for" working illegal immigrants

March 19, 2013 11:59 AM

Delivering a speech on immigration reform, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., a tea party favorite and possible 2016 presidential contender, declared to 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States: "If you wish to live and work in America, then we will find a place for you."

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