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On the recordJuly 11, 2019
Zero tolerance was interpreted as the policy that separated children from their parents?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez questions the interpretation of zero tolerance leading to family separations.

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