Barack Obama: “I think this puts American citizens, who look Hispanic, are Hispanic…”

On the recordJune 2, 2010

I think this puts American citizens, who look Hispanic, are Hispanic, potentially, in a unfair situation.

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Barack Obama: “I think this puts American citizens, who look Hispanic, are Hispanic, potentially, in a unfair situation.”