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Alex Padilla: Fourteen years ago, the United States government made that promise that if they came forward, passed the background…

On the recordJune 17, 2026
Fourteen years ago, the United States government made that promise that if they came forward, passed the background check, followed the rules, did everything that we asked of them, that they could stay here and pursue their dreams in the country, the only country that they have ever known, and hundreds of thousands of brave young people did exactly that.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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