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James Lankford: “That proposal was universally not accepted because it actually opened the border up more.”

On the recordApril 18, 2023
That proposal was universally not accepted because it actually opened the border up more.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford criticizes a previous immigration proposal for being ineffective.

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