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Patrick Leahy: “The President called the law misguided. He said it violates the basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans.”

On the recordApril 26, 2010
The President called the law misguided. He said it violates the basic notions of fairness that we cherish as Americans.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy references the President's criticism of Arizona's immigration law.

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