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Richard Blumenthal: “I think to characterize it as amnesty would be rejected by many of us who support it, the idea of earning citizenship by…”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
I think to characterize it as amnesty would be rejected by many of us who support it, the idea of earning citizenship by paying back taxes, paying a penalty, learning English, going to the back of the line, and in the case of the DREAMers, literally earning it by serving this Nation in its United States military, I think is inaccurate.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Blumenthal defends immigration reform as fair, not amnesty, emphasizing earned citizenship.

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