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Ramon Romero Jr.: “To say that people don't live in fear is absolutely false.”

Featuring: Ramon Romero Jr., Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 90

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Discussion On Sanctuary Cities Law On Facebook Live.

Published | Video Starts at 42:17

Those are the immediate effects of deportations, and those are going to increase and those numbers are going to go from a half a million to a million, whatever the number is, that they're going to continue to increase. But To say that people don't live in fear is absolutely false. And I don't think the governor is fooling anyone. Let me ask you, Lieutenant, because to police officers that I've spoken with, when they're at a crime scene, they're trying to figure out, are people safe immediately, right? (42:17–42:21)

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Asserts that it is false to claim people do not live in fear.

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