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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I think the president's quite right. I think he should be…”

Featuring: Kirsten Gillibrand, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Interview with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Immigration, UFOs, and New York State Highlights

Published | Video Starts at 02:53

Is it a good idea, a bad idea? Should he do it? Should he not do it? No, I think the president's quite right. I think he should be able to shut the border when he needs to. when, when the volume is too high, that we don't have the appropriate staff to make sure that, for example, children or minors are safe. (02:53–02:58)

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Asserts support for the President's authority to close the border when necessary.

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