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Cory Booker: “This gentleman, excuse me, this person should not have been on the streets, point plain. And mistakes, in my opinion…”

On the recordAugust 12, 2007
This gentleman, excuse me, this person should not have been on the streets, point plain. And mistakes, in my opinion, were made.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Mayor Cory Booker expresses frustration over an illegal immigrant being on the streets despite a criminal record.

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