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Louie Gohmert: What was that something? He signed off on the amnesty. What was it that the other side didn't provide that they had…

On the recordJanuary 22, 2019
What was that something? He signed off on the amnesty. What was it that the other side didn't provide that they had promised in that law? Mr. LaMALFA. A continued effort at establishing a solid border, a barrier. Mr. Norman talked about this as well. We are not talking about a solid fence for all 2,000 miles. We are talking about a system. We are talking about a system where the fence makes sense, where there would be patrols where you have the type of terrain where you don't need to do a whole lot. So it is a combination, like any other aspect of--whether it is a sports team, you know, a football offense, you have got linemen, quarterback, running backs, split ends, or even in the military situation. An Army tank by itself is a good piece of equipment, but you have got to have people in it. You have to have people surrounding it. You have to have air support. It is not that much different an analogy that you have to have an overall system that is tailored to each piece of region there. So when we have seen our colleagues on the other side of the aisle, in previous years, Bill Clinton, right on this floor, talking about the scourge of illegal immigration in this country--Barack Obama, Senator Schumer down the hall here, Senator Hillary Clinton, they have all talked about this, and others that I am not naming, they have all talked about the need to do this. So the question is: What has changed?…
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Louie Gohmert
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Jan 22, 2019

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