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George II

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7. A conveniently ignored fact is that the "Diversity Visa Program" was passed in 1990....

Reply to EarlG (Original post)

Wed Nov 1, 2017, 12:44 PM

Nov 2017

....by more republicans than Democrats in the Senate, and New York's two Senators (both aye votes) were Daniel Moynihan and Al D'Amato.

Schumer was a member of the "Gang of Eight" that wanted to end the program, the vote in the House was blocked by republicans.

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