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Zoe Lofgren: “I think it is a mistake to use the tragedy on 9/11... with reason to deport nannies and farm workers in 2017.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2017
I think it is a mistake to use the tragedy on 9/11... with reason to deport nannies and farm workers in 2017.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Criticizing the comparison between 9/11 and current immigration policies.

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