Border security Quote by Mark Halperin

“As speaker [Paul] Ryan suggested, I think they're trying to go back to the Republican dodge and saying we're going to focus on border security first, focus on criminals in this country first, and try to punt down the road issues like the 12 million people who are here illegally.” quote by Mark Halperin — Download Open image

“As speaker [Paul] Ryan suggested, I think they're trying to go back to the Republican dodge and saying we're going to focus on border security first, focus on criminals in this country first, and try to punt down the road issues like the 12 million people who are here illegally.”

Mark Halperin

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