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Ruben Gallego: “Borderers were very fluid. People were coming, you know…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Interview with Senator Ruben Gallego on Democratic Strategy and Immigration Policy

Published | Video Starts at 23:22

And then, you know, whenever things were hard, we'd, you know, call up a cousin and say, hey, we need someone else to come work, right? And they would come up. And so clearly this is the 1980s. Borderers were very fluid. People were coming, you know, getting visas, working, going back. But then it's also my experience kind of talking to, you know, have a very extended family on both sides, you know, about their frustration, like wanting to come to … (23:22–23:29)

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Asserts that in the 1980s, borders were fluid with people getting visas, working, and returning.

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