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Zoe Lofgren: What we want to do is to make sure that anybody who's coming from any country doesn't pose a threat, and not really make…

On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
What we want to do is to make sure that anybody who's coming from any country doesn't pose a threat, and not really make that based on where you were born or what your religion is.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Lofgren criticizes the irrationality of the visa ban process based on nationality and religion.

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