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J. D. Vance: “Nations are allowed to control their borders.”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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The Vice President and I Discuss Political Philosophy

Published | Video Starts at 21:11

Right. And I think, again, there is this demand that you treat people with dignity. There's also an acceptance, maybe even endorsement of the fact that Nations are allowed to control their borders. How do you balance these things when controlling your borders inevitably leads to law enforcement operations that sometimes can create issues. That's the balance that we fundamentally have to strike. (21:11–21:15)

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