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Colin Allred: “In the Trump administration, when President Trump cut aid to…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Puro Politics 258. The Colin Allred Interview

Published | Video Starts at 21:52

… to do it everywhere but to allow them to stabilize so that it's not driving these huge flows of migrants. And this is one of the reasons why, for example, In the Trump administration, when President Trump cut aid to the Northern Triangle countries... it was actually shooting yourself in the foot. because it was that aid that helps us help stabilize those countries, that then helps keep folks from having to feel like they have to make this dangerous journey because … (21:52–22:04)

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Asserts that cutting aid to Northern Triangle countries during the Trump administration was counterproductive.

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