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Summer Lee: “I am not proud of the idea of migrants, babies, families who are fleeing true persecution, to be distributed across the…”

On the recordJanuary 10, 2024
I am not proud of the idea of migrants, babies, families who are fleeing true persecution, to be distributed across the Nation without regard for their humanity.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Expressing concern for the treatment of migrants in the U.S.

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