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Lamar Smith: “I will remind this committee that not every person that transits our porous border are Hispanic.”

On the recordJuly 22, 2013
I will remind this committee that not every person that transits our porous border are Hispanic.
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Lamar Smith
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Smith highlights the diversity of individuals crossing the border, questioning their intentions.

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