Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said during an interview over the weekend that everyone who was killed last week on the Francis Scott Key Bridge was a migrant.
Van Hollen made the remarks during a Sunday interview on ABC News’ “This Week” while talking about the incident in which a 1,000-foot cargo ship, the Dali, hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing the bridge to collapse instantly.
“We’re working to help the families of the six individuals,” Van Hollen said. “All of them, all immigrants. It’s a clear example about the contributions and the sacrifices that immigrants make.”
Host Martha Raddatz said that the migrants came from Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico, and Guatemala.
“And the other priority right now is to open the channel because this is a thriving port of Baltimore. We have over 15,000 people working directly for the port,” Van Hollen said….
