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Greg Abbott: “Two thirds of the entire mileage between the United States…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on new effort at border Fox 4

Published | Video Starts at 13:41

But then you come to Texas, which has the biggest quarter and it's a Republican governor which is in. Well, obviously, because of the size of the state of Texas, because it's the most southern border state we have, Two thirds of the entire mileage between the United States and Mexico is the state of Texas. There's a lot of reasons why Texas will be playing a centerpiece role in closing the border and in the deportation process. (13:41–13:48)

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Asserts that Texas comprises two-thirds of the U.S.-Mexico border.

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