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Veronica Escobar: “We have to open up more legal pathways and we have to…”

Featuring: Veronica Escobar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 16

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Race in America_ Hispanic Heritage Month with Rep. Veronica Escobar

Published | Video Starts at 18:07

It is in our best interest to think through all of this and plan through all of it with hemispheric leaders. So that's number one. Number two, We have to open up more legal pathways and we have to prepare our ports of entry for asylum seekers. We are the lack of access to legal entry is what's driving these irregular patterns and all of this chaos and inhumanity between our ports. (18:07–18:16)

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Asserts the need for more legal pathways and better preparation at ports of entry for asylum seekers.

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