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Veronica Escobar: “While some of my colleagues want to convince the American people that we can address our immigration challenges simply…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
While some of my colleagues want to convince the American people that we can address our immigration challenges simply by hardening the border and utilizing cruelty as a policy, the truth is that the prior Administration tried that and it only made things worse.
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Veronica Escobar
Democratic · Texas

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Escobar criticizes previous administration's immigration policies as ineffective.

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