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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordSeptember 12, 2023
But we have to secure the border first, or the incentive just keeps more mass waves of people coming.
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Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas
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Emphasizes the need for border security before addressing immigration reform.

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