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Bennie Thompson: “The Hispanic population in the city of Canton are not gang members. They are not rapists. They are not murderers, but…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2019
The Hispanic population in the city of Canton are not gang members. They are not rapists. They are not murderers, but folks who work and pay taxes, purchase goods, take care of each other and their families.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson defends the Hispanic community against negative stereotypes.

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