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Reason
Fiona Harrigan

Taking Formula From Immigrant Babies Won't Fix the Shortage

In the midst of a national baby formula shortage, some Republicans have found a scapegoat: undocumented immigrant kids.

Several GOP lawmakers have taken to Twitter in recent days to criticize the Biden administration for sending "pallets" of baby formula to migrant detention facilities, supposedly funneling supplies away from American-born mothers. Their claims are light on detail and sometimes downright deceptive, ignoring the actual reasons for the shortage as they clumsily shift the blame to a relatively small group.

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