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On the recordSeptember 26, 2023
I can't do anything to take away the damage nativists and racist rhetoric that permeates and infects this issue...
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva addresses the impact of racist rhetoric on discussions about immigration.

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