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Summer Lee: Let the record reflect that the bulk of those who are crossing the border over the years and decades have not come for…

On the recordMarch 10, 2021
Let the record reflect that the bulk of those who are crossing the border over the years and decades have not come for drug activities, but have come out of desperation in fleeing persecution that they are experiencing.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Jackson Lee emphasizes that most border crossers are fleeing persecution, not engaging in drug activities.

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