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Summer Lee: the Department of Homeland Security was not created to protect the Nation from desperate people escaping violence and…

On the recordMarch 16, 2021
the Department of Homeland Security was not created to protect the Nation from desperate people escaping violence and poverty, seeking asylum in our country
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizes DHS's original purpose versus current challenges with asylum seekers.

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