My colleagues in the Republican Party, you will never--you had a good run. Abraham Lincoln, George Bush, nice run. You will never elect another republican president of the United States of America because the immigrant community won't allow to ever do it again because of specifically these kinds of legislation.
Gutierrez claims that Republican legislation will prevent future Republican presidential elections.
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