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Kirsten Engel: “We do need to secure the border.”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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Published | Video Starts at 16:55

What would you like to see happen in terms of policy on the border? Well, what's the problem is the criminal element that comes across the border. And We do need to secure the border. And I wouldn't give either party in Washington high marks on the border. I think Washington has failed us, and that's the Republican administration, and frankly, it's also a Democratic administration. (16:55–16:59)

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Asserts the necessity of securing the border to address criminal activities.

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