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Patrick Leahy: “We should not assume that everybody is guilty when they come through.”

On the recordDecember 8, 2009
We should not assume that everybody is guilty when they come through.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy emphasizes the importance of treating border entrants fairly.

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