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Brian Bilbray: “My stepfather actually was a PBY pilot, decorated in World War II. But when we talk about the border issue, I grew up…”

On the recordSeptember 27, 1996
My stepfather actually was a PBY pilot, decorated in World War II. But when we talk about the border issue, I grew up along the border, as you know. It is part of our culture to be binational. In fact, I was mayor when I was 27 years old with a city that was sister cities with Tijuana. And we would constantly have that intercultural communication again and again.
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Brian Bilbray
California

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Discussing personal experiences related to the U.S.-Mexico border and binational culture.

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