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The speaker is arguing that treating people who entered the country legally as less important is unfair. The quote frames legal immigrants and lawful entry as deserving equal respect and standing. It criticizes any suggestion that lawful newcomers are being pushed into a lower status.
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About Mitch McConnell
American politician and attorney
Addison Mitchell McConnell III is an American politician and attorney. He has served as a United States senator from Kentucky since 1985 and has been the state's senior senator since 1999. A Republican, McConnell has served in his seventh Senate term and is the longest-serving senator in Kentucky history. He led the Senate Republican Conference from 2007 to 2025, including one term as majority leader and two as minority leader, and became the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history.
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