PLIGHT OF IRAQI REFUGEES HIGHLIGHTED ON CAPITOL HILL
Sgt. Joe Seemiller, an Iraq War veteran, talks about the inability of his Iraqi interpreter to immigrate to the U.S. during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on September 18, 2007. Several Senators are calling for legislation to speed the immigration of Iraqi's who have helped the U.S. From left are Grover Norquist (American Conservative Union), Sen. Gordon Smith, R-OR, Sen. Joseph Lieberman, ID-CT, Seemiller and Dave Keene (American Conservative Union). (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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