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Eliot Engel: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free.”

On the recordNovember 17, 2015
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Engel emphasizes the importance of welcoming refugees and not succumbing to xenophobia.

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