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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
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On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
We believe if somebody is put in detention they ought to be treated fairly, but that we should have detention, have some sort of deterrent.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Cuellar emphasizes the need for fair treatment in detention alongside deterrent measures.

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