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Gwen Moore: “They're straightforward that while they claim that they're…”

Featuring: Gwen Moore, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 4

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Conversations with Tona Brown Congresswoman Gwen Moore on Advocacy in the U.S. Government.

Published | Video Starts at 14:54

So their first strategy is self deport, just frighten people, scare people so badly that they just leave on their own. That's the number one strategy, is to intimidate people. And secondly, yes, They're straightforward that while they claim that they're rounding up criminals... [it includes] anybody who did anything like stole some cigarettes. like stole some cigarettes from the gas station, your bag of chips, any amount of crime that if you are associated with that person living with them, if you just happen to be in the way, hey, and you're undocumented, you're going to go too. (14:54–18:04)

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Asserts that recent legislation broadens the definition of criminals to include minor offenses for deportation.

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