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On the recordJuly 8, 2014
I put myself as a parent in Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, and I live in one of those communities with a lot of violence, not much opportunity, much chance for an education to get a job.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper empathizes with parents in violent Central American countries facing migration challenges.

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