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Nanette Barragán: “This second travel ban was just the same ban in different wrapping paper. It had the same discriminatory intent, and we…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2017
This second travel ban was just the same ban in different wrapping paper. It had the same discriminatory intent, and we can't--we don't even know what this President's financial ties are to countries that are not on the list because he won't release that information.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

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Barragan criticizes the travel ban for its discriminatory nature and lack of transparency.

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