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Weekend Insider: Immigration and Politics, Second Chance Candidates

In this episode of Weekend Insider, Tribune reporter Julian Aguilar discusses immigration and politics, and executive editor Ross Ramsey discusses talks about candidates looking to voters for a second chance.

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In this episode of Weekend Insider, Tribune reporter Julian Aguilar explains how a poor U.S. economy may be contributing to less illegal immigration, and Executive Editor Ross Ramsey talks about candidates who were defeated in the 2010 elections and are now looking to voters for a second chance.

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