VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-28
“But persecuting and deporting someone — simply because their immigration status is not in order — is populism, not security.”
Maria del Mar Pizarro · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-28
Congresswoman Pizarro argued that deporting someone over irregular immigration status is populism rather than security.
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