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On the recordJuly 21, 2025
Let me just tell you that the people that make that trek, many of whom walk from Central America and even South America up to our border, risk their lives. I don’t believe that all of these people are sitting at home dreaming of coming to Los Angeles.
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Karen Bass
Democratic · California

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Bass comments on the motivations of immigrants coming to the U.S.

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