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Nanette Barragán: “I actually believe if we gave people counsel, you would see that 20 percent number increase.”

On the recordMay 21, 2018
I actually believe if we gave people counsel, you would see that 20 percent number increase.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Barragan argues that providing legal counsel would improve asylum approval rates.

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