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Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro, regarding the floating border wall Gov. Greg Abbott had installed in the Rio Grande after a body was found stuck in the barrier on Wednesday. It was the first of two bodies that have been found stuck in the boundary. Democratic lawmakers and humanitarian groups have sharply criticized the buoys and razor wire. The U.S. Justice Department sued the state of Texas last month after the governor refused to remove the barrier. (Texas Public Radio — Aug. 3, 2023)
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Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) attorney Paul R. Chavez, discussing the Florida bill that requires employers to submit worker information through an E-Verify system to verify their employees’ work status and increases criminal penalties for workers who violate the new law. The SPLC, ACLU and other civil rights groups sued the state over the legislation last month. (NPR — Aug. 2, 2023)
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Angel Perez, president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, commenting on the concern that school counselors, teachers and admission officers have about the impact that the Supreme Court’s recent ruling against affirmative action could have on students of color. Many counselors feel uncertain how to advise students about their application process or whether or not they should mention race in a student recommendation. (Reuters — Aug. 1, 2023)
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North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, regarding the state’s budget deal that they claim is close to an agreement and hope to have a mid-August vote on the biennial budget that was supposed to start July 1. (Associated Press — July 31, 2023)
