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Ritchie Torres: “So is it fair to say that the seeds of the present border crisis were planted long before you assumed office?”

On the recordMarch 16, 2021
So is it fair to say that the seeds of the present border crisis were planted long before you assumed office?
Said by
Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Torres suggests that current border issues have historical roots.

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