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Veronica Escobar: “We call it the child separation policy because that is exactly what happened.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
We call it the child separation policy because that is exactly what happened.
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Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Escobar emphasizes the painful reality of family separations under the policy.

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