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On the recordJanuary 11, 2022
As you know, given the volume of people that have come across the border in the last year--some two million--that by the way doesn't count the so-called 'getaways.'
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John Cornyn
Republican · Texas

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Cornyn highlights the large number of people crossing the border, including those not counted.

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