On the recordAugust 19, 2009
We don't want a situation in which some child, even if they're an illegal immigrant, shows up in an emergency room with tuberculosis and nobody is giving them treatment.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“We don't want a situation in which some child, even if they're an illegal immigrant, shows up in an emergency room with tuberculosis and nobody is giving them treatment.”
Interview With Michael A. Smerconish of the 'Michael Smerconish Morning Show'
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