What the President is proposing is equivalent of internment camps during World War II we locked up Japanese, American families together.
Jeff Merkley: “What the President is proposing is equivalent of internment camps during World War II we locked up Japanese, American…”
On the recordJune 20, 2018
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Merkley compares Trump's proposed policies to historical internment camps, expressing concern over the treatment of families seeking asylum.
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