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Opinion: From the Walmart massacre to an ICE shooting, denying personhood has deadly consequences — Photo: El Paso Matters

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Opinion: From the Walmart massacre to an ICE shooting, denying personhood has deadly consequences

Opinion piece reflecting on the Walmart massacre in El Paso and a recent ICE shooting death, discussing the consequences of denying personhood to vulnerable populations.

By Special to El Paso Matters·3 hr ago

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It was seven years ago now, but it still feels like yesterday that 23 people were gunned down in El Paso because of how they looked.

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