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Jerry Nadler: “These proposals divide us by sending a clear message that no one is welcome here until and unless they are fluent in…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2012
These proposals divide us by sending a clear message that no one is welcome here until and unless they are fluent in English.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Criticizing English-only laws for fostering division and exclusion.

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