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Greg Casar: “Our sanctions policy in Venezuela was driving a ton of the…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Published | Video Starts at 21:57

So I came in being like, look, foreign policy stuff, of course, really important, but my voters sent me here to improve conditions in the United States and in Texas. But the more that I look at it, Our sanctions policy in Venezuela was driving a ton of the, not all of, but a significant part of the migration. that then we're having to deal with as we deal with Republican propaganda to deport and separate all of the families we've got here. (21:57–22:07)

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Asserts that U.S. sanctions on Venezuela significantly contribute to migration.

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