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Richard Blumenthal: “I think the benefits of setting definitions that serve the national interest of having those people who are brought here…”

On the recordApril 21, 2013
I think the benefits of setting definitions that serve the national interest of having those people who are brought here without any choice of their own, much like they are born here without choosing to be, are very, very much the same.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal argues for equitable treatment of DREAMers and those born in the U.S.

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