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On the recordApril 29, 2019
This isn't mainly a border security issue, militarizing our border or erecting a wall. That is not going to stem this tide of refugees or asylees.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

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Nita Lowey emphasizes that border security is not just about militarization.

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