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George W. Bush: “Pay your debt to society, and if you choose to be a citizen, you can; just you wait in line at the back, not in the…”

On the recordJune 6, 2006
Pay your debt to society, and if you choose to be a citizen, you can; just you wait in line at the back, not in the beginning.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks on Immigration Reform in Omaha, Nebraska

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