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Henry Hyde: “I can only express the found hope that when we do get to debating immigration this hostility toward foreigners is…”

On the recordFebruary 29, 1996
I can only express the found hope that when we do get to debating immigration this hostility toward foreigners is somewhat diminished. I do not mean on the part of the gentleman from North Carolina, but others, who shall be nameless.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Addressing concerns about hostility toward foreigners in immigration debates.

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