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Elissa Slotkin: “But the family separations that took place last summer had nothing to do with preventing human trafficking.”

On the recordMarch 25, 2019
But the family separations that took place last summer had nothing to do with preventing human trafficking.
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

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Slotkin argues that family separations were not aimed at preventing trafficking.

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