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Jamie Raskin: “Is there anyone on the panel who believes it is the right policy to separate children from their parents in order to…”

On the recordJuly 11, 2019
Is there anyone on the panel who believes it is the right policy to separate children from their parents in order to deter other people from coming to the United States?
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin questions the morality of separating children from parents as a deterrent policy.

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