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Alex Padilla: “A report from 60 Minutes just last month showed that 75% of…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla's Address on Immigration and Civil Rights Violations Under Trump Administration

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

You can't just overlook the law part of the slogan. But Republicans continue to leave out that fact and the fact that the overwhelming majority of those deported had no criminal records. A report from 60 Minutes just last month showed that 75% of those deported to seekot had no criminal record. These were people who in many cases had pending asylum cases or some other sort of immigration protection. But simply because they may have tattoos, the Trump administration has decided to use them for a poorly executed and expensive publicity stunt. (03:10–03:20)

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Asserts that 75% of those deported to seekot had no criminal record, according to a 60 Minutes report.

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