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Democratic representative calls El Paso ‘the new Ellis Island’

By Jeremy Beaman
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Democratic representative calls El Paso ‘the new Ellis Island’

A Texas Democrat referred to El Paso, Texas, as “the new Ellis Island” as she accompanied Vice President Kamala Harris to the southern border on Friday.

“Welcome to El Paso, welcome to my community, to the new Ellis Island, to the capital of the border,” said Rep. Veronica Escobar, who represents Texas’s 16th Congressional District, which encompasses El Paso.

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