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Nathaniel Moran: “Thanks to [President Trump's] leadership, [the border] is…”

Featuring: Nathaniel Moran, Republican | U.S. House Texas, 1st Congressional District

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Nathaniel Moran's Address on President Trump's Second Term Achievements

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The first bill President Trump signed into law, the Lake and Riley act, focused on penalizing illegal immigrants who come into our country and break our laws. He is serious about securing the border, and Thanks to [President Trump's] leadership, [the border] is closed in February 2024. Just a year ago, there were over 180,000 encounters during that one month at the southwest border. But In February of 2025, in the first month of President Trump's presidency, that number dropped to just over 8,000. (00:02–01:29)

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