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Bernie Sanders: “The American tradition is that immigrants move up the ladder, as they have for many hundreds of years, and it's our job…”

On the recordJune 7, 2010
The American tradition is that immigrants move up the ladder, as they have for many hundreds of years, and it's our job to make sure that that happens.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders emphasizes the importance of immigrant integration and upward mobility.

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