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George W. Bush: “These immigrants have helped transform 13 small Colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 million…”

On the recordJuly 3, 2008
These immigrants have helped transform 13 small Colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 million people.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at an Independence Day Celebration and Naturalization Ceremony in Charlottesville, Virginia

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