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Pramila Jayapal: “The Trump administration has instituted metering, which has essentially closed the legal ports of entry.”

On the recordJuly 14, 2019
The Trump administration has instituted metering, which has essentially closed the legal ports of entry.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal discusses the impact of metering on legal border crossings.

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