Luis Gutiérrez said "I would rather be in the general category than in a category of people that really get shipped back rather quickly and get denied." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordDecember 11, 2013

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

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Gutierrez emphasizes the importance of equal treatment under the law for asylum seekers.

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