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Dan Crenshaw: “You can't control who decides to walk across the border and turn themselves in.”

On the recordMarch 2, 2020
You can't control who decides to walk across the border and turn themselves in.
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Dan Crenshaw
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Crenshaw emphasizes the uncontrollable nature of border crossings.

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