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“The refugees are not only going to be a demand on the country's resources, but also the refugees raise the possibility that the countries that they're going to are themselves not as stable as the citizens would like, I think. We're all just one catastrophe away from ending up as a refugee, and we don't want to be reminded of that.”

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Nguyen Viet Thang

Nguyen Viet Thang, born on September 13, 1981, is an individual of an unknown profession category. Specific details about his life and achievements are not available. more

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