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George W. Bush: “People are going to have to—they're coming down to work; they're going to have to have a place to live.”

On the recordAugust 27, 2006
People are going to have to—they're coming down to work; they're going to have to have a place to live.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Following a Tour of United States Marine, Inc., and an Exchange With Reporters in Gulfport, Mississippi

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