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Barack Obama: “I knew that I could stay here for at least whatever the permanent I was that I could stay here at least living without…”

On the recordJune 23, 2016
I knew that I could stay here for at least whatever the permanent I was that I could stay here at least living without having to be scared.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Rosa, a Mexican immigrant, reflects on her reaction to President Obama's executive order on immigration.

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