“If we had those 40 million children that were [aborted] over the last 30 years, we wouldn't need the illegal immigrants to fill the jobs that they are doing today.”

—  Tom DeLay

From a speech at the 2007 College Republican National Convention http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGit_tZDqs in Washington, DC.
2000s

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