Adriano Espaillat: “This is really personal. It strikes me, it hurts me. As an American…”

On the recordFebruary 21, 2017

This is really personal. It strikes me, it hurts me. As an American, it hurts me.

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Democratic · New York

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Espaillat reflects on the personal impact of immigration policies, relating it to his own family's history.

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Adriano Espaillat: “This is really personal. It strikes me, it hurts me. As an American, it hurts me.”