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Amy Klobuchar: “If there had to be city walls, the walls had doors, and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get…”

On the recordApril 21, 2013
If there had to be city walls, the walls had doors, and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Klobuchar emphasizes the importance of openness to immigrants in the context of immigration reform.

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