Luis Gutiérrez actually said...

the United States is still the international beacon of freedom for those facing oppression around the world.

Gutierrez emphasizes the U.S. role as a refuge for the oppressed globally.

12/11/2013

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We have got to design a system that doesn't cause their ultimate death because we are the beacon of hope.

We are not going to let people go hungry.

But before--well, you know what, we are really going to need to have some, Mr. Chairman, some----

I would rather be in the general category than in a category of people that really get shipped back rather quickly and get denied.