Political Quotes

On the recordApril 23, 2025
A wrong turn at the border should not lead to disappearance. It is outrageously cruel and inhumane to hold families at our northern border.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Tlaib criticizes the detention of families at the border for accidental crossings.

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