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On the recordFebruary 26, 2019
If you want to see a crisis at the border, it's when you stop avocados from coming in.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Cuellar emphasizes the importance of avocado trade for border stability.

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