Karen Bass: “The people that are detained right now have been denied…”

“Well, I do think that business community that employs immigrant workers needs to make sure that they are well informed about their rights, that they have contacts and relationships that they can rely on for legal counsel. I will tell you, though, however, The people that are detained right now have been denied legal counsel. They've been denied access to their families. But I do think that the workforce needs to be very well educated now in regards to downtown, I've spoken to business leaders today and we are going to be …” (09:29–09:37)

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