A mess and a failure of our system. I saw kids who should never be detained. I saw families of 70 year old grandmothers detained. And I saw the ways in which The federal government really has created a problem that has then left these border communities like my communities to deal with a giant mess. And so I felt, I felt awful for what I was seeing. You represent the district there, the facilities in your hometown. What are you hearing from the people you represent? (00:42–00:52)
CLAIM
Asserts that federal policies have caused problems for border communities.
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