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On the recordJune 13, 2025
There are entire sectors of our economy that will not function if the immigrant community is too afraid to go to work and too afraid to go to school.
Said by
Karen Bass
Democratic · California
Source
cnn.com

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Bass warns about the economic impact of immigrant fear due to ICE actions.

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