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Beto O'Rourke: “We need to lead on this issue because we know it is right. Legalize America, begin with those more than 1 million…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2019
We need to lead on this issue because we know it is right. Legalize America, begin with those more than 1 million DREAMers, make them U.S. citizens right now in this, their true home country.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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