Tears, mudslinging shape start of House Immigration Committee summer study

Grim and emotional testimony defined day 2 of the study on vulnerable groups, after partisanship ran high on day 1.

Members of the House Immigration Committee prepare to hear from University of Toronto law professor Audrey Macklin via videoconference Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

July 20, 2016

Emotion, acrimony, and calls for action dominated the beginning of the House Immigration Committee’s summer study on vulnerable groups this week. Any feel-good atmosphere left over from the unanimous decision by members of the committee to undertake the study soured...

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