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Beto O'Rourke: “El Paso is the safest city today; it has been for the last 4 years. That is, I think, in large part because of the large…”

On the recordApril 1, 2014
El Paso is the safest city today; it has been for the last 4 years. That is, I think, in large part because of the large immigrant population we have in our community, not in spite of that.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke highlights the positive impact of immigrants on El Paso's safety.

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