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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “What gets defined as family is different than what usually or traditionally gets defined as family in the United States.”

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
What gets defined as family is different than what usually or traditionally gets defined as family in the United States.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez discusses cultural differences in family definitions affecting unaccompanied children.

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