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Grace Meng: “It is arguable that there is a crisis at the border; in fact, much of the backlog in our immigration courts can be…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
It is arguable that there is a crisis at the border; in fact, much of the backlog in our immigration courts can be arguably said that it is manufactured.
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Grace Meng
Democratic · New York

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Meng discusses the immigration backlog and questions its legitimacy.

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