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On the recordFebruary 25, 2013
I come from a much different perspective, being a mayor--a former mayor--of a city that is 2,000 miles away from the nearest Southern Border.
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Lou Barletta
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Barletta shares his unique perspective on immigration as a former mayor far from the Southern Border.

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