You know, I spent eight years in the military, including a deployment to Afghanistan. I understand what it means to have a secure border. And to me, it's critically important. This is a national security issue. This is an economic security issue for us to find a way to have comprehensive immigration reform. And unfortunately, again, for purely political reasons, whenever this gets close to getting done, it gets killed. And that's really unfortunate to see. (07:39–07:48)
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