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Pramila Jayapal: “I was the first member of Congress to go and speak to these women who were asylum seekers who had been ripped apart from…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
I was the first member of Congress to go and speak to these women who were asylum seekers who had been ripped apart from their children, and I am a parent and it haunts me to this day.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal emphasizes her personal connection to the issue of family separation.

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