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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “All this rhetoric does is fan the flames. Migrants are increasingly dehumanized as a direct result of Republicans'…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 2023
All this rhetoric does is fan the flames. Migrants are increasingly dehumanized as a direct result of Republicans' xenophobic rhetoric.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Highlights the negative impact of xenophobic rhetoric on migrants.

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