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On the recordJuly 8, 2025
Storming courthouses, grabbing students off the street, raiding places of work, and sweeping through restaurants at prime dining hours are in and of themselves tactics clearly designed to engender fear and sow chaos in the population.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla criticizes aggressive immigration tactics that create fear in communities.

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