Patrick Leahy: “I think we reject the best of America and our values when we refuse to…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2006

I think we reject the best of America and our values when we refuse to recognize all that immigrants bring and mean to this country.

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Democratic · Vermont

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Jul 12, 2006

Discussing the importance of recognizing immigrants' contributions.

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