Think about that number. That means that there were nearly twice as many encounters at the Southwest border as there are people in the entire State of Maine.
Susan Collins: “Think about that number. That means that there were nearly twice as many encounters at the Southwest border as there are…”
On the recordNovember 8, 2023
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Collins points out the significant number of border encounters compared to Maine's population.
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