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On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
But once you drill in and you see what is there and the people that live there, and some of them have lived there for generations, you see some historic areas.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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Editor's note · Context

Cuellar emphasizes the importance of considering local history in border policy.

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