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Ilhan Omar: I think it is important even, you know, the international cases that we do read about in Bahrain or the Emirates or…

On the recordOctober 26, 2021
I think it is important even, you know, the international cases that we do read about in Bahrain or the Emirates or Saudi Arabia.
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Ilhan Omar
Democratic · Minnesota

Editor's note · Context

Omar emphasizes the need to recognize trafficking issues affecting Sub-Saharan Africans.

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