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Portland politician skewers Oregon Democrat Janelle Bynum over Laken Riley Act vote

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Angelita Morillo
A Portland City Councilor on Wednesday unleashed a torrent of criticism and invective against Oregon U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum for being among several dozen House Democrats last week to back a Republican-sponsored bill targeting undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes.
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In an interview Thursday, Morillo called Bynum’s statement “jaw-dropping.”

“There is a long history of our congressional leaders using the ‘protect our children’ mantra as a way of passing draconian policies that are extremely harmful to minority communities and this is no exception,” she said. “I’m deeply disappointed in the messaging and how this will further perpetuate the dehumanization of immigrants in our communities.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/portland-politician-skewers-oregon-democrat-janelle-bynum-over-laken-riley-act-vote/ar-AA1y8QA4?ocid=BingNewsVerp

Story by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, oregonlive.com

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