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Debbie Lesko: “In the past 5 years, we have seen a 620 percent increase in families--or those posing as families--apprehended at the…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2019
In the past 5 years, we have seen a 620 percent increase in families--or those posing as families--apprehended at the border.
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Debbie Lesko
Republican · Arizona

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Lesko highlights the significant rise in family apprehensions at the border.

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