On the recordDecember 17, 2010
It is not only the right thing to do for talented young people who seek to serve a country they know as their own, it is the right thing for the United States of America.
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presidency.ucsb.eduBarack Obama: “It is not only the right thing to do for talented young people who seek to serve a country they know as their own, it is…”
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Statement on Senate Action on Legislation Providing Citizenship Opportunities for Alien Minors
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