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Tom McClintock: We had reached a very low number of illegal border crossings, had we not?

On the recordJune 6, 2023
We had reached a very low number of illegal border crossings, had we not?
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

Editor's note · Context

Questions the effectiveness of current border enforcement compared to previous standards.

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