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Ed Markey: “As our nation commemorates its 250th anniversary, we should be celebrating our identity as a nation of immigrants.…”

On the recordAugust 8, 2026
As our nation commemorates its 250th anniversary, we should be celebrating our identity as a nation of immigrants. Instead, the Trump administration is quietly gutting critical protections to systematically demonize and target our immigrant communities.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Senator Markey discusses immigration policy changes.

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