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Ron Wyden: “I think the priorities are way out of whack when you have twice as many people in this area where the evidence shows…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2018
I think the priorities are way out of whack when you have twice as many people in this area where the evidence shows that illegal activity is going down.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden criticizes the imbalance in border security staffing versus declining illegal crossings.

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