On the recordAugust 11, 1983
Our goal isn't welfare or handouts, it's jobs and opportunity.
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presidency.ucsb.eduOur goal isn't welfare or handouts, it's jobs and opportunity.
Remarks at the Annual Convention of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Tampa, Florida
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