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Gary Peters: “The refugees that I talk to are patriots.”

On the recordNovember 18, 2015
The refugees that I talk to are patriots.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters emphasizes the positive contributions of refugees to the U.S.

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