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Beto O'Rourke: “Imagine her being governor and no longer, you know, obsessed…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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We Deserve Better - Beto O'Rourke Interview | The Border, Texas

Published | Video Starts at 31:56

Are in right now, this. Her formative years were. Were spent here and have informed her character and the way that she sees the world. Imagine her being governor and no longer, you know, obsessed with walling off the border or treating our relationship with Mexico simply as a security or a military issue, but instead figuring out how we capitalize on the extraordinary trade that has enriched Brownsville, has enriched El Paso, as well as our sister cities in Mexico. capitalize on the flow of extraordinary people who want to go to school here, start businesses here, create jobs here, build wealth here that will be shared within the community and. (31:56–32:24)

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Asserts that the current approach to the border is overly focused on security and military issues.

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