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Immigration Quote by Junot Diaz

“Every single immigrant we have, undocumented or documented, is a future American. That's just the truth of it.” quote by Junot Diaz — Download Open image

“Every single immigrant we have, undocumented or documented, is a future American. That's just the truth of it.”

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