There is no amount of border security you can put on our southern border that is going to stop it.
Jeh Johnson: “There is no amount of border security you can put on our southern border that is going to stop it.”
On the recordMarch 31, 2019
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Jeh Johnson argues that underlying issues in Central America drive migration, which cannot be solved solely by border security.
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