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Filemon Vela: “This is not who we are as a country. Our legacy--and the future we hope to leave to our children--call on us to be a…”

On the recordMay 21, 2018
This is not who we are as a country. Our legacy--and the future we hope to leave to our children--call on us to be a Nation that welcomes and defends the rights of the most vulnerable among us.
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Filemon Vela
Texas

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Vela calls for a national identity that supports vulnerable populations.

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