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On the recordMay 3, 2006
And I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English, and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

President Bush expresses his views on citizenship and the national anthem in relation to immigration.

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