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Beto O'Rourke: “What does a secure border look like? Then work back from that and decide how we want to get there.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2013
What does a secure border look like? Then work back from that and decide how we want to get there.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke emphasizes the need to define border security before determining measures.

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