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On the recordJuly 29, 2009
Those Uighurs, if resettled here in the United States, would contribute to the United States because they are opposed to al-Qaida and Taliban.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

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King advocates for resettling Uighurs in the U.S. due to their opposition to terrorism.

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