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Yvette Clarke: “As the daughter of immigrants, this I find the discussion here abhorrent. This is a Nation built by immigrants, for…”

On the recordApril 18, 2023
As the daughter of immigrants, this I find the discussion here abhorrent. This is a Nation built by immigrants, for immigrants.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke criticizes the rhetoric around immigration in the committee discussion.

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