"But the real problem is that in the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, you're asking the state, you're asking officials of the state, like the people of the department of motor vehicles, to, in effect, ratify someone who is not here legally as someone who is going to be given a privilege, a document from the state, and, you know, it just didn't bear up under a lot of scrutiny, " she explained.

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Sure, you have the 1987 crash and you have some mini-bear markets there, but pretty much the trend over those 16 to 18 years was up, and the trend now for the market is basically sideways.

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