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Beto O'Rourke: I remember how awful I felt being in that cell and how un-American that felt. I had not crossed an international border…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2016
I remember how awful I felt being in that cell and how un-American that felt. I had not crossed an international border . . . yet was detained, questioned, and searched without probable cause. And that's a shitty feeling. And a lot of people experience that.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas

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O'Rourke describes his negative experience with border enforcement and its emotional impact.

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