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02/05/2019

Members of Congress invite immigrants to State of the Union in rebuke of Trump’s abusive policies

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ThinkProgress

“Other members of Congress have invited activists — some of whom are immigrants — as their State of the Union guests. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY), for example, is bringing Ana Maria Archila, the woman who confronted former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) in an elevator last year over his support for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Archila, who moved to the United States from Colombia at age 17, has also spoken out against Trump’s racist immigration policies.

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