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Nina Ahmad: “1 in 10 people in this United States have immigrant roots…”

Featuring: Nina Ahmad, Democratic | Philadelphia City Council At-large | Pennsylvania

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A Weekend Interview with Nina Ahmad

Published | Video Starts at 06:22

If they don't have two naturalized parents, they could be removed too. I mean, sorry, not naturalized parents. If they don't have two native born parents, they can be removed too. So there's A severe implication 1 in 10 people in this United States have immigrant roots not long time ago, recent. They are the immigrants. So you're talking about a large population of people. I want everybody in Philadelphia and young people to know, even if you were born here and you were born of two immigrant parents, you could be removed. (06:22–06:31)

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