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On the recordJuly 20, 2025
Los Angeles is a city of immigrants — 3.8 million people and about 50% of our population is Latino. So when the raids started, fear spread.
Said by
Karen Bass
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of law enforcement actions on the immigrant community in Los Angeles.

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