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The price for 'dream kids' could be David Perdue's immigration bill

In this August file photo, President Donald Trump announces his support for the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act with U.S. Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, left, and David Perdue, R-Ga., right, in the White House. Zach Gibson - Pool/Getty Images
In this August file photo, President Donald Trump announces his support for the Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy Act with U.S. Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, left, and David Perdue, R-Ga., right, in the White House. Zach Gibson - Pool/Getty Images
By Jim Galloway
Sept 17, 2017

Huddled masses yearning to breathe free may be about to take it in the neck.

That could be the price for saving nearly 800,000 “dream kids” from the threat of deportation. If you’re David Perdue, that’s a fair trade.

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About the Author

Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.

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