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Paul Ryan: ‘Verify-then-trust’ approach on immigration reform

By Joseph Lawler
Published February 2, 2014 5:00am ET
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Paul Ryan: ‘Verify-then-trust’ approach on immigration reform
U.S. Border Patrol agent Jerry Conlin peers through the U.S.-Mexico border fence on October 3, 2013 in San Ysidro, California. (Getty Images File) | John Moore

Republicans can move immigration reform forward, Rep. Paul Ryan said Sunday, but only if it puts border security before amnesty for immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

“This is not a trust-but-verify; this is a verify- then-trust approach,” said Ryan on ABC.

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