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Jamie Raskin: “The policy before was that cases of people being in the country to receive medical treatment established a compelling…”

On the recordOctober 29, 2019
The policy before was that cases of people being in the country to receive medical treatment established a compelling reason to be here.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin argues that medical treatment should justify staying in the country.

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