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Dick Durbin: if I were asked to hold a hearing anywhere in the United States to make my argument for allowing DREAMers to enlist and…

On the recordMay 18, 2014
if I were asked to hold a hearing anywhere in the United States to make my argument for allowing DREAMers to enlist and could bring only one witness, it would be Sergeant Vazquez.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin emphasizes the importance of Sergeant Vazquez's testimony for DREAMers' enlistment.

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