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Ayanna Pressley: The arguments that we are hearing here this morning that immigrants should not be counted is un-American.

On the recordDecember 4, 2024
The arguments that we are hearing here this morning that immigrants should not be counted is un-American.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley argues against the notion of excluding immigrants from census counts.

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