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Jack Kingston: “I wonder, because we talked about immigrant patriotism before, maybe their problem, after all, is not that he is…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2003
I wonder, because we talked about immigrant patriotism before, maybe their problem, after all, is not that he is Hispanic. Maybe their problem is the fact that he is an immigrant and therefore more pro-American than the average person, and they cannot stand the fact of a patriotic, God-fearing family and country-first American sitting on the judicial bench, which, in my opinion, we need a heck of a lot more of. I never met Mr. Estrada, but that is what he sounds like. If he is anything like the Diaz-Balart brothers, I know he is.
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Jack Kingston
Georgia
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Discussing the nomination of an immigrant judge and the perception of immigrant patriotism.

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