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Nanette Barragán: “And to indicate and to just even say that a child has it well off here, when they are separated from their family, I…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2019
And to indicate and to just even say that a child has it well off here, when they are separated from their family, I think just shows just a complete ignorance of the trauma that is felt by these kids.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Barragan criticizes claims that children in ORR facilities are well off despite family separation.

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