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On the recordJune 18, 2018
These children are not animals. They are not bargaining chips. They are not leverage to help President Trump build his wall.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Nadler condemns the separation of immigrant children from their parents.

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