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Jared Huffman: We get to scapegoat environmental laws and Mexicans at the same time, so what an irresistible opportunity for this…

On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
We get to scapegoat environmental laws and Mexicans at the same time, so what an irresistible opportunity for this authoritarian agenda.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman highlights the dual scapegoating of environmental laws and Mexicans in political rhetoric.

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