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David Cicilline: “The right to asylum is fundamentally under threat in the United States, which is a sad thing to say, given this Nation's…”

On the recordApril 25, 2023
The right to asylum is fundamentally under threat in the United States, which is a sad thing to say, given this Nation's history.
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David Cicilline
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Cicilline emphasizes the threat to the asylum system in the U.S.

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