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Winsome Earle-Sears: “My father had to prove that he was not going to be a burden…”

Featuring: Winsome Earle-Sears, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

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Published | Video Starts at 14:49

Because that's what happened for me and my father. The only difference was my father had to wait in line. My father had to prove that he was not going to be a burden on the American people. My father had to prove that he would be able to take care of himself and then take care of me without any government assistance. (14:49–14:55)

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Asserts that immigrants historically had to prove they wouldn't be a burden to enter the U.S.

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