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Beto O'Rourke: “To illustrate the problem a different way, in El Paso, the community I represent, the University of Texas at El Paso…”

On the recordMay 20, 2013
To illustrate the problem a different way, in El Paso, the community I represent, the University of Texas at El Paso treats its students from Ciudad Juarez as though they are in-State tuition students.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke discusses the integration of students from Juarez into El Paso.

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