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On the recordJanuary 25, 2012
I decided to go into law really with the realization and I think appreciation as a first-generation immigrant that this country is a country that is governed by the rule of law.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee reflects on his motivation to pursue law as an immigrant.

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