Barack Obama: “I know that Pakistani Americans here in the United States are enormous…”

On the recordOctober 22, 2013

I know that Pakistani Americans here in the United States are enormous contributors to the growth and development of the United States.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan

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