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Jeff Merkley: “But under line administration's approach has been the argument that if people suffer as immigrants, it will discourage…”

On the recordJune 24, 2019
But under line administration's approach has been the argument that if people suffer as immigrants, it will discourage them from immigrating.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the administration's policy approach towards immigration and its impact on immigrant suffering.

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