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Bob Menendez Jr.: The reason that people flee Central America is they have a choice: stay and die or see my daughter raped or see my son…

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
The reason that people flee Central America is they have a choice: stay and die or see my daughter raped or see my son forcibly put into a gang, or flee and take a chance at living.
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Bob Menendez Jr.
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez highlights the dire conditions driving migration from Central America.

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