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Ed Markey: I think that we have got, obviously, a huge problem here. 27,000 Mexicans have disappeared over the last 10 years, that…

On the recordApril 25, 2016
I think that we have got, obviously, a huge problem here. 27,000 Mexicans have disappeared over the last 10 years, that the government has done little to investigate.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey emphasizes the seriousness of Mexico's missing persons issue.

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