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NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE YOUNG

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PEOPLE WHO I INTRODUCED.

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THAT'S WHAT THIS CONVERSATION

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AND DEBATE IS ALL ABOUT.

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MADAM SECRETARY, I HOPE YOU

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REMEMBER ME.

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WE WERE TOGETHER AT TWO

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MEETINGS LAST WEEK.

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I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ABOUT

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ONE OF THOSE MEETINGS.

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IT OCCURRED ABOUT NOON ON

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JANUARY 11th.

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YOU WERE A FEW MINUTES LATE.

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AND ASKED FORGIVENESS BUT WERE

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CALLED AT THE LAST MINUTE TO

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COME AND ATTEND.

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SOME THINGS WERE SAID AT THAT

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MEETING WHICH I BELIEVE WE HAVE

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TO ADDRESS TODAY.

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PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES

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AND AROUND THE WORLD WANT TO

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KNOW WHAT THIS PRESIDENT

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BELIEVES SHOULD BE OUR

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PRIORITIES WHEN IT COMES TO

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IMMIGRATION.

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I'LL ASK YOU AS BEST YOU CAN TO

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RECALL WHAT YOU HEARD THE

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PRESIDENT SAY WHEN IT CAME TO

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THOSE PRIORITIES.

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WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER THE

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PRESIDENT SAYING ABOUT

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IMMIGRATION FROM AFRICAN

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COUNTRIES TO THE UNITED STATES?

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>> WHAT I HEARD HIM SAYING WAS

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THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AWAY

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FROM A COUNTRY-BASED QUOTA

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SYSTEM TO A MERIT-BASED SYSTEM.

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NOT WHERE YOU'RE FROM BUT WHAT

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YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE

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UNITED STATES.

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>> HOW DID HE CHARACTERIZE

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THOSE COUNTRIES IN AFRICA?

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>> I DON'T REMEMBER A

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CATEGORIZATION OF COUNTRIES IN

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AFRICA.

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I THINK WHAT HE WAS SAYING AS

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FAR AS BEST I COULD TELL ANDS

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YOU KNOW THERE ARE A DOZEN

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PEOPLE IN THE ROOM AND A LOT OF

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CROSS CONVERSATIONS AND A LOT

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OF ROUGH TALK BY A LOT OF

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PEOPLE IN THE ROOM.

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BUT WHAT I UNDERSTOOD HIM TO BE

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SAYING IS LET'S MOVE AWAY FROM

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THE COUNTRIES AND LET'S LOOK AT

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THE INDIVIDUAL AND MAKE SURE

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THAT THOSE WE BRING HERE CAN

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CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SOCIETY.

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>> DO YOU REMEMBER THE

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PRESIDENT SAYING EXPRESSLY I

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WANT MORE EUROPEANS.

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WHY CAN'T WE HAVE MORE

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IMMIGRANTS FROM NORWAY?

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>> I DO REMEMBER HIM ASKING

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ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF

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UNDERREPRESENTED COUNTRIES AS A

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FIX.

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THIS IS IN THE CONVERSATION

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ABOUT REMOVING THE DIVERSITY

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LOTTERY AND HOW WE COULD

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REALLOCATE THAT.

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I DO REMEMBER HIM ASKING IF WE

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DO THAT AND WE THEN ASSIGN

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THOSE TO COUNTRIES THAT ARE

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UNREPRESENTED, AREN'T WE JUST

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CONTINUING NON-MERIT-BASED

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IMMIGRATION?

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SO FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I

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THINK HE DID ASK WOULD THAT

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COVER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES OR

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WOULD THAT MEAN THAT WE'RE

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FURTHER ESTABLISHING

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IMMIGRATION TO PURPOSEFULLY

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EXCLUDE EUROPEANS.

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I HEARD HIM REPEATING WHAT HE

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HAD LEARNED IN A MEETING BEFORE.

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THEY'RE INDUSTRIOUS AND A HARD

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WORKING COUNTRY AND DON'T HAVE

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MUCH CRIME THERE, THEY DON'T

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HAVE MUCH DEBT.

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I THINK IN GENERAL I HEARD HIM

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GIVING COMPLIMENTS TO NORWAY.

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>> YOU SAID ON FOX NEWS THE

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PRESIDENT USED STRONG LANGUAGE.

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WHAT WAS THAT STRONG LANGUAGE?

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>> LET'S SEE, STRONG LANGUAGE

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THERE WAS -- APOLOGIES.

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I DON'T REMEMBER SPECIFIC WORD.

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WHAT I WAS STRUCK WITH FRANKLY

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AS I'M SURE YOU WERE AS WELL

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WAS THE GENERAL PROFANITY THAT

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WAS USED IN THE ROOM BUT ALMOST

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EVERYONE.

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>> DID YOU HEAR ME USE

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PROFANITY.

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>> NO, SIR, NEITHER DID I.

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>> DID YOU HEAR SENATOR GRAHAM?

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>> I HEARD TOUGH LANGUAGE FROM

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SENATOR GRAHAM, YES, SIR.

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>> WHAT DID HE SAY?

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>> HE USED TOUGH LANGUAGE AND

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HE WAS IMPASSIONED.

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I THINK HE WAS USING SOME

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STRONG LANGUAGE.

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>> DO YOU RECALL IT REPEATED

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EXACTLY WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAD

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SAID PRIOR TO THAT?

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>> I REMEMBER SPECIFIC CUSS

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WORDS BEING USED BY A VARIETY

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OF MEMBERS.

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>> I WON'T ASK YOU TO SAY THOSE

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WORDS HERE BUT I WILL SAY FOR

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THE RECORD SENATOR GRAHAM SPOKE

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UP IN A WAY THAT I RESPECT VERY

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MUCH COUNTERING WHAT THE

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PRESIDENT HAD SAID ABOUT

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COUNTRIES IN AFRICA REMINDING

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THE PRESIDENT HIS FAMILY DID

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NOT COME TO AMERICA WITH GREAT

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SKILLS OR WEALTH BUT THEY CAME

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HERE AS MOST FAMILIES DO.

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LOOKING FOR A CHANCE TO PROVE

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THEMSELVES AND MAKE IT A BETTER

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NATION.

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HIS STRONG WORDS REPEATED

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EXACTLY THE WORDS USED BY THE

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PRESIDENT WHICH YOU CANNOT

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REMEMBER.

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LET ME ASK YOU ANOTHER QUESTION.

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>> IF I COULD, SIR, I WANT TO

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SAY THAT I GREATLY APPRECIATE

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NOT ONLY SENATOR GRAHAM'S

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LEADERSHIP BUT YOURS AS WELL.

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YOU'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT

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THIS.

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I SAID I'M HAPPY TO COME TALK

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TO YOU ANY TIME TO TRY TO WORK

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ON THIS DEAL.

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I THINK SENATOR GRAHAM