Money is being pulled for a wall that is preventing moms and babies and dads and their children from seeking asylum protection in the United States.
Veronica Escobar: “Money is being pulled for a wall that is preventing moms and babies and dads and their children from seeking asylum…”
On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
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Escobar criticizes funding diversion from military needs to border wall construction.
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