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Henry Cuellar: “The administration has been buying ads and social digitally…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas says Biden administration needs a clear plan _ USA TODAY

Published | Video Starts at 01:29

But at the same time, there are certain things you have to enforce. There's three messages down there in Central America. One message is from The administration has been buying ads and social digitally [in Central America] to say this is not the time to come to the United States. We need the time to put in place an immigration process so people can be treated humanely. Apparently, it's not working if you look at it, but you gotta show images of people coming in. (01:29–01:31)

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Asserts that the U.S. administration is using digital ads to discourage migration from Central America.

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