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Cory Booker: The last time a nation tried to wall itself off in East Berlin in the 1940s, that did not turn out so well.

On the recordMarch 28, 2017
The last time a nation tried to wall itself off in East Berlin in the 1940s, that did not turn out so well.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Criticizing the idea of building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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