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Veronica Escobar: if we want to blame anyone for our broken immigration system, we should blame Congress.

On the recordJuly 25, 2023
if we want to blame anyone for our broken immigration system, we should blame Congress.
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Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

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Escobar criticizes Congress for failing to reform immigration over 37 years.

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