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On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
But for those folks we deport--so you can understand how the Central Americans and the Mexicans and even people on my side of the, you know, on this side of the river feel. It is a little unfair.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Cuellar discusses the unfairness faced by Central Americans and Mexicans in deportation policies.

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