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Tom Cotton: What kind of message did that send to families in Central America and South America about the risk they're willing to…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
What kind of message did that send to families in Central America and South America about the risk they're willing to undertake to send their children to the United States through human traffickers and through coyotes?
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton questions the implications of Democratic candidates' stance on child migrants.

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