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On the recordMay 21, 2018
It is hard for some of these families, when they are fleeing violence, and they are leaving their country, they are not exactly saying, 'Let me go and look for documentation so that I can prove this is my child.'
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

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Barragan highlights the challenges faced by families fleeing violence.

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