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Al Green: “Taking babies from mothers is not the deterrent that this country wants to be known for.”

On the recordNovember 6, 2019
Taking babies from mothers is not the deterrent that this country wants to be known for.
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Al Green
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Al Green criticizes the practice of separating children from parents as a deterrent.

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