Ruben Gallego: “They're trying to do it in a backdoor way by basically…”

“And so instead of actually trying to, you know, if they wanted to deport dreamers, they would actually pass the law. They would actually try to do something about that. They're trying to do it in a backdoor way by basically making it so difficult for dreamers to get their permission renewed. again to the point where then they're finally exposed to deportation, because they know that if they do this in a carte blanche way everywhere, that they would have popular uprisings.” (00:54–01:02)

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