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Burgess Owens: “Finally, yes, it's a conversation we can have, but only…”

Featuring: Burgess Owens, Republican | U.S. House Utah, District 4

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KUTV "Connect to Congress" Interview with Rep. Burgess Owens

Published | Video Starts at 27:54

Most congressional leaders, when they run, talk about balancing the budget and fixing a lot of the immigration and DACA issues. After you've actually been in Congress, do you foresee that happening? Is it ever going to happen? Finally, yes, it's a conversation we can have, but only after the border was sealed. We can't have a really serious conversation about how to make sure the right people are coming, that the type of workforce we need here in Utah, agriculture workforce, how can we do that so it's consistent, so it's not every single year changing? (27:54–28:01)

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Asserts that discussions on balancing the budget and fixing immigration issues can occur only after the border is sealed.

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