LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund), issued the following statement in response to the current national crisis sparked by the murder of George Floyd, and the need for aggressive police reform measures to address the ongoing problem of police violence that disproportionately affects and kills Black Americans:
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