WEBVTT - Letters from ICE Detention | NLP Replay

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<v Speaker 1>Native Lampod is a production of iHeartRadio in partnership with

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<v Speaker 1>Reason Choice Media. This country has its own history with

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<v Speaker 1>internment camps, thinking about Japanese internment, and as we sit

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<v Speaker 1>here in Black History Month, we are witnessing people who

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<v Speaker 1>are black, who are brown, who are Asian, who are

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<v Speaker 1>also white, who are being held in modern day internment camps.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I want to.

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<v Speaker 1>If we can andrew pivot to this recent pro public

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<v Speaker 1>apiece where there were letters shared from young people who

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<v Speaker 1>are currently detained by ICE. There's one where we can

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<v Speaker 1>actually hear the words from the young lady herself, a

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen year old Venezuelan girl, and I also hope that

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<v Speaker 1>we would also read the letters. The link is over

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<v Speaker 1>here in the chat if you guys need to see

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<v Speaker 1>to pick a letter to read.

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<v Speaker 2>But I think we should read letters.

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<v Speaker 1>And then maybe we can end with Arianna in with

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<v Speaker 1>Arianna's letter, and then.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely we can get to CTAs. So I guess I

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<v Speaker 2>can start.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to read a letter from a nine year

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<v Speaker 1>old Susie. Sorry susage, susage, Sorry I don't know how

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<v Speaker 1>to pronounce. This is s us e j F, a

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<v Speaker 1>nine year old from Venezuela who's living in Houston, Texas,

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<v Speaker 1>detained for fifty days, and this is her letter.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello.

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<v Speaker 1>My name Miss susage F is what it says. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sorry if I'm mispronouncing, and I am nine years old.

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<v Speaker 1>I am from Venezuela. I have been fifty days in

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<v Speaker 1>Delli Immigration Processing Center and I want to go to

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<v Speaker 1>my country, but I missed my school and my friends.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel bad since when I came here to this

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<v Speaker 1>place because I have been here too long. I have

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<v Speaker 1>been two years and six months in United States, and

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<v Speaker 1>I was happy with my friends in the school, but

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<v Speaker 1>now I need to leave. I miss my family and

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<v Speaker 1>my country. So now I want to go to Venezuela,

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<v Speaker 1>but my mom do not want to leave because she

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<v Speaker 1>wants a better future for me. Seeing how people like

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<v Speaker 1>me immigrants are being treated, changes my perspective about the US.

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<v Speaker 1>My mom and I came to the US looking for

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<v Speaker 1>a good and safe place to live, and my mom

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<v Speaker 1>was looking for a good job.

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<v Speaker 3>I can read Gabby MM, if you'd like me to please, oh.

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<v Speaker 3>I my name is Gabby MM. I'm fourteen years old

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<v Speaker 3>from Colombia, Colombia. I've been detained in Dalli Immigration Processing

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<v Speaker 3>Center for twenty days, and I haven't been getting the

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<v Speaker 3>right education due to being in here. I haven't been

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<v Speaker 3>able to see my family and friends since I got here.

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<v Speaker 3>I started to feel so sad. Also, I haven't felt

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<v Speaker 3>happy since I got here. The officers have a bad

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<v Speaker 3>manner of speaking to residents when they are asking anything.

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<v Speaker 3>The workers treat the residents unhumanly verbally, and I don't

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<v Speaker 3>want to imagine how they would act if they were unsupervised.

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<v Speaker 3>I really want to go home. I don't care if

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<v Speaker 3>I have to go to Katie or Columbia because in

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<v Speaker 3>both places I have a home. In school, I get

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<v Speaker 3>bored a lot and I don't know what to do.

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<v Speaker 3>I made friends here and they told me how how

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<v Speaker 3>long they've been here for seven months, and I get

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<v Speaker 3>really surprised because I can't imagine how bad and sad

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<v Speaker 3>and stressed being here. I want to tell you guys

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<v Speaker 3>how I feel, and it's hell, Like I really want

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<v Speaker 3>to go. The food is bad. I'm tired of almost

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<v Speaker 3>the same thing. I feel so much sadness and depression

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<v Speaker 3>of not being able to leave. It's really sad to

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<v Speaker 3>hear that people's cases are being denied and getting sinned

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<v Speaker 3>back to their countries. Gabby MM is a fourteen year

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<v Speaker 3>old from Colombia who was living in Houston, Texas, detained

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<v Speaker 3>for twenty days.

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<v Speaker 4>I'll read this one from a young girl named Mia.

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<v Speaker 4>It's rett it's Spanish. I'll read it piece by piece

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<v Speaker 4>and just quickly translate it. She wrote, Mia Valentina pasvaria

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<v Speaker 4>yoso de Venezuelao dengos. So her name is Mia. She's

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<v Speaker 4>been living in the US for three years and she's

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<v Speaker 4>only seven years old. Uh thngo set alua ko raqui

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<v Speaker 4>keo ameguelaelos. She said she's been in detention for seventy days.

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<v Speaker 4>She doesn't want to be there anymore. She said she

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<v Speaker 4>misses her grandparents xos a misamegos aquiuela. She said she

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<v Speaker 4>misses her school, she misses her friends, and she doesn't

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<v Speaker 4>like the foodikio the aquio amisteos esperos. She just keeps repeating,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want to be here anymore. I miss my

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<v Speaker 4>uncles and I hope that I can leave soon. And

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<v Speaker 4>she drove. She drew a picture excuse me, of herself,

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<v Speaker 4>her mother and her sister.

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<v Speaker 5>Hmm, you know, just for the benefit of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 5>This is a part of a great reporting work done

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<v Speaker 5>by Pro pro Publica.

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<v Speaker 3>The reporter here.

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<v Speaker 5>Was Mika Rosenberg, and she visiting this facility, asked the

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<v Speaker 5>detainees if if their children would be willing to either

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<v Speaker 5>write letters or indoor draw pictures depicting what their experiences

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<v Speaker 5>had been there at Delhi. And what you heard from

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<v Speaker 5>my co hosts were a few of the reflections we

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<v Speaker 5>obviously for you all on the listening side. Couldn't see

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<v Speaker 5>the images of the pictures that were drawn, but we

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<v Speaker 5>will include them in the show notes. A link to

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<v Speaker 5>the Pro Publica article and you can go back and

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<v Speaker 5>have a look at the letters that are that are

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<v Speaker 5>that are held there and and and the pictures that

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<v Speaker 5>they have drawn.

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<v Speaker 2>Andrew can can we listen to the letter from.

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<v Speaker 5>I just going to say well, end with Ariana's well

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<v Speaker 5>in with the contribution, as Angela just indicated from Ariana.

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<v Speaker 6>Hello, my name is Ariana Vie. I'm fourteen years old

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<v Speaker 6>and I'm from Monduas. I've been detained for forty five

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<v Speaker 6>days and I have never felt so much fear to

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<v Speaker 6>go to a place as I feel here. Every time

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<v Speaker 6>I remind myself that once I go back to hondudas

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<v Speaker 6>a lot of dangerous things could happen to my mom

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<v Speaker 6>and I. My younger siblings haven't been able to see

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<v Speaker 6>their mom in more than a month. They're very young

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<v Speaker 6>and you need both of your parents when you're growing up.

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<v Speaker 6>Since I got to the center, all you will feel

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<v Speaker 6>is sadness and mostly depression. When people have their court,

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<v Speaker 6>the longest they will last is fifteen minutes. Our rights

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<v Speaker 6>are not being provided. A rest are happening when people

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<v Speaker 6>don't even have any type of arrest order. A rest

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<v Speaker 6>are happening illegally. It's sad to hear that people's cads

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<v Speaker 6>are being denied and are getting sent back to their

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<v Speaker 6>country places where they're escaping from and are looking for

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<v Speaker 6>protection and want to feel safe. Not a lot of

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<v Speaker 6>people know what is happening in the centers where immigrants

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<v Speaker 6>are placed that I haven't been getting any school time

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<v Speaker 6>either or the other kids in here. Every single person

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<v Speaker 6>in here had their jobs, they have their lives. They

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<v Speaker 6>are any danger for this country. I've been in this

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<v Speaker 6>country for almost seven years, and in those seven years,

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<v Speaker 6>my mom and I found a home and made a

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<v Speaker 6>bigger family. I have never been separated from my siblings,

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<v Speaker 6>and it's honestly sad because they're little and they knew

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<v Speaker 6>their mom and their sister. Yeah, they're with their dad,

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<v Speaker 6>but it's still different for them and my mom and I.

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<v Speaker 6>Since the day my mom and I got detained in Manhattan,

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<v Speaker 6>New York, my life was instantly paused. From my knowledge,

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<v Speaker 6>you can't be on the custody for more than fifteen

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<v Speaker 6>or twenty days. Well, here in daily Immigration Processing center,

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<v Speaker 6>people have been in this place for seven five months.

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<v Speaker 6>For the two months, it's not fair that the ice

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<v Speaker 6>officers are not following the laws. All kids are being

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<v Speaker 6>damaged mentally. They witness how their parents and other people

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<v Speaker 6>are being treated. They don't have schools or doctors. All

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<v Speaker 6>they have are nurses. If you need medical attention, the

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<v Speaker 6>longest you have to wait is three hours, But to

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<v Speaker 6>get any medicine pilled or anything, it takes a while.

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<v Speaker 6>There are various viruses in here. People are always sick.

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<v Speaker 6>Serious situations happen and the officers can't take them serious enough.

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<v Speaker 6>There are no consequences. They don't even care.

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<v Speaker 5>Jesus for those of us who are out there thinking,

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<v Speaker 5>you know this, you know, why does this matter? And

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<v Speaker 5>why does it matter to me? You certainly know, at

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<v Speaker 5>least ought to know that if they could do, if

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<v Speaker 5>you could, if we can witness this for any group

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<v Speaker 5>of people in this country. It's proven, it's been shown

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<v Speaker 5>that those harms can and likely will be visited upon

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<v Speaker 5>us right this. This country does have a history of internment.

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<v Speaker 5>It's done it before, it is doing it again. We

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<v Speaker 5>also have a history of enslavement and discrimination and racism and.

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<v Speaker 3>So much more.

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<v Speaker 5>More importantly, I think the democracies like the United States

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<v Speaker 5>of America, which you used to stand as a beacon,

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<v Speaker 5>has laws asylum laws included, which make way for these

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<v Speaker 5>kinds of people to make their way to the country

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<v Speaker 5>and to be able to establish a life that doesn't

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<v Speaker 5>take anything from us, but does extend the opportunity for them.

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<v Speaker 5>And that's all being snuffed out right before our eyes.

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<v Speaker 5>So I hope folks will check out the article pro

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<v Speaker 5>Publica and thank you from us here at Native Lampid

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<v Speaker 5>to the folks at Pro Publica for the really incredible

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<v Speaker 5>work that you all do on this subject and so

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<v Speaker 5>many others. Native Lampid is a production of iHeartRadio in

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