BERLIN — Remaking the nation’s immigration system, Congressional term limits and changing Social Security funding for those under age 40 are key points of GOP presidential candidate and 48th Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign platform.
Pence, 64, explained those points and more during a town hall-style meeting July 21 in a second-floor room of the Fraternal Order of Eagles building in Green Square.
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