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On the recordOctober 9, 2001
Among the many things that makes our country great is the freedom we possess to move about the country and exit and return to our country as we desire. Being a great Nation that believes strongly in that freedom and that has paid a tremendous price in defending that freedom, we like it to be on display to the rest of the world and we continually and generously open our doors to others. We as a Nation benefit from foreign visitors coming to the United States and other countries benefit when their citizens visit this country, whether it be to study at our schools and universities, learn at our institutions, use our medical facilities, do business with our dynamic private sector or visit our great cities and parks. However, on September 11, this great Nation endured a terrible tragedy, perpetrated by individuals who entered this country legally, as guests, on a visa. Nineteen people who were in this country on travel, work and student visas carried out the most deadly attack ever on our soil.
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Discussing the implications of visa policies following the September 11 attacks.

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