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Confused about the phrase 我是从中国来的

I know this means "I am from China" which is why I'm confused about 来的. Wouldn't the phrase be fine without that added at the end? Why is that added and what do the characters do to change the meaning of the phrase? Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks