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George W. Bush: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in…”

On the recordJune 6, 2006
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to strengthen the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security and Federal, State, and local agencies to help legal immigrants embrace the common core of American civic culture, learn our common language, and fully become Americans.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Executive Order 13404—Task Force on New Americans

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