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Tammy Baldwin: “Approximately 35% of the southern border is federally owned…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Congressional Discussion on Border Security and Environmental Impact with Representative Siskamani

Published March 19, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:22

His bill empowers Border Patrol and local law enforcement to protect those areas that were left especially exposed and vulnerable by the Biden administration are southern federal border lands. Approximately 35% of the southern border is federally owned, so the conditions that prevail in those areas have a significant influence on overall border security. And the large scale illegal migration that has occurred in those regions has also destroyed fragile ecosystems. The facts are unambiguous. (01:22–01:32)

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Asserts that 35% of the southern border is federally owned, impacting border security.

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