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Veronica Escobar: I think we as a country have damaged an entire generation of Central American children, and this abhorrent policy…

On the recordJuly 24, 2019
I think we as a country have damaged an entire generation of Central American children, and this abhorrent policy, unfortunately, continues to this day.
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Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

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Escobar criticizes the impact of family separation policies on Central American children.

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