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On the recordOctober 29, 2019
I don't understand how deporting critically ill kids is consistent with any of these values.
Said by
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez questions the morality of deporting critically ill children against USCIS's stated values.

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