“People have come to this country from everywhere, and people from everywhere have made America great. Our immigration policy should reflect that truth, and our elected officials, including our President, should respect it.”

—  John McCain

Twitter post https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/951892536116817921 (12 January 2018)
2010s, 2018

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