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On the recordFebruary 27, 2019
Illegal border crossings are at nearly 40-year lows. There is no documented terrorist or national-security emergency at the southern border.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Arguing against the need for a national emergency declaration at the border.

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