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On the recordJanuary 16, 2024
By making it harder for people to apply for parole, by making it harder for people to seek asylum, Republican policies are exactly what the cartels would like.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
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Criticism of Republican immigration policies aiding cartels.

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