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Mike Garcia: I see our biggest near-term tactical threat is our open southern border, and obviously the biggest strategic threat…

On the recordApril 9, 2024
I see our biggest near-term tactical threat is our open southern border, and obviously the biggest strategic threat, which I treat as an existential threat to our country, being China, as well as our debt, but that is not your fault.
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Mike Garcia
Republican · California

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Garcia identifies the southern border and China as major threats to the U.S.

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