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Raul Ruiz: “As a father and a physician with training in humanitarian aid, I am outraged not only by the inhumane family separation…”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019
As a father and a physician with training in humanitarian aid, I am outraged not only by the inhumane family separation policies...
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Raul Ruiz
Democratic · California

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Ruiz expresses outrage over family separation policies and their impact on migrant children's mental health.

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