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David Obey: “One simple question. The people the President is concerned about have been in this country for 15 years. If the…”

On the recordOctober 28, 2000
One simple question. The people the President is concerned about have been in this country for 15 years. If the gentleman does not want these people who came from the countries they come from to get the same treatment that prior immigrants got, then the gentleman ought to stand on the floor and repeal the changes in the law that the gentleman's party helped push through in order to allow people from Nicaragua and other countries to get the same treatment the President is now asking for these people. Does the gentleman really want to come here and repeal the law for those folks? If he does not, then he is not for equal justice.
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David Obey
Wisconsin

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Discussing immigration policy and equal treatment for immigrants during a House floor debate.

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