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On the recordFebruary 26, 2020
If we can fly people to the Moon and back, surely we can see people trying to cross the border.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Thompson argues for practical solutions to border crossing rather than expensive walls.

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