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George H.W. Bush: You have heard it, too, about how this is amnesty. Amnesty means that you have got to pay, you know, a price for having…

On the recordJune 25, 2007
You have heard it, too, about how this is amnesty. Amnesty means that you have got to pay, you know, a price for having been here illegally. And this bill does that.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Bush clarifies his stance on the immigration bill, addressing concerns about it being labeled as amnesty.

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