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On the recordMarch 25, 2019
Because my more liberal colleagues, many of whom I greatly respect and admire, continue to obstruct needed funding for enhanced border security, 84 percent of migrants are arriving between ports of entry and crossing illegally.
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Clay Higgins
Republican · Louisiana

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Higgins criticizes colleagues for blocking border security funding, leading to illegal crossings.

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