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On the recordApril 10, 2013
So your standard is 100 miles from the border, okay? Most States 100 miles from the border is all the way across the State; 100 miles from El Paso is Midland.
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John Rice Carter
Republican · Georgia

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Carter discusses the implications of a 100-mile border enforcement standard in Texas.

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