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Robert Garcia: “I became a US citizen in my early 20s. I spent a lot of my…”

Featuring: Robert Garcia, Democratic | U.S. House California, 42nd Congressional District

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Heroes, House Oversight and the Holidays | Moments with McClellan | Rep. Robert Garcia

Published | Video Starts at 04:51

Wall street fat cats, powerful CEOs standing up for truth and justice. Strange visitor from another planet. I mean, it's very much an immigrant story. And then the Constitution, I swore an oath of the Constitution. I became a US citizen in my early 20s. I spent a lot of my life undocumented. And so it means a lot to me. And it was an important opportunity for me to go back and revisit that moment where I swore to wear an oath … (04:51–04:57)

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Asserts that Robert Garcia was undocumented for much of his life before becoming a US citizen in his early 20s.

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