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Jeff Duncan: “Ronald Reagan used to talk about a 'shining city on the hill.' He said if that shining city on the hill had to have…”

On the recordApril 18, 2016
Ronald Reagan used to talk about a 'shining city on the hill.' He said if that shining city on the hill had to have walls, then it needed to have gates to allow the normal flow of goods, commerce, and natural immigration.
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Jeff Duncan
Republican · South Carolina

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Duncan references Reagan's vision of immigration and trade flow.

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