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John Conyers: “I have just a little bit of reluctance about having somebody here, an immigrant, permanently.”

On the recordFebruary 4, 2013
I have just a little bit of reluctance about having somebody here, an immigrant, permanently.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers expresses hesitation about granting permanent status to immigrants without citizenship.

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