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Chris Murphy: “This isn't popular, and Democrats have been really reluctant…”

Featuring: Chris Murphy, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Connecticut

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Trump's Shutdown: Can The Democrats Save Healthcare? w/ Sen. Chris Murphy

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… violence to our neighbors without regard on most days as to whether those neighbors have committed a crime or not. But one, I think it's really important to understand that This isn't popular, and Democrats have been really reluctant to talk about anything connected to immigration. Yeah, I think the Democratic Party should get stronger on a message of a secure border, but I also think that folks really don't like what's happening now, and we don't appear to folks as legitimate opposition if we're remaining silent. (25:02–25:09)

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Asserts that current immigration policies are unpopular and Democrats avoid discussing them.

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