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On the recordJune 20, 2012
We cannot afford to have the U.S.-Caribbean Border underprotected.
Said by
Pedro Pierluisi
Democratic · Puerto Rico

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Emphasizes the security risks of underprotecting the U.S.-Caribbean border.

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