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On the recordSeptember 26, 2023
There is so much rhetoric out there blaming other countries and their dysfunctions for why people are coming to the United States, when we are engaging in interventionist policy abroad.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez critiques U.S. foreign policy's role in immigration.

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