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Chris Coons: I think the evidence is clear that the children who we are seeing, and who are being interdicted at our southern border…

On the recordJuly 9, 2014
I think the evidence is clear that the children who we are seeing, and who are being interdicted at our southern border at record numbers are fleeing dramatically increased levels of violence in three Central American countries--Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons highlights the violence driving child refugees from Central America.

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