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TROOPS AT THE BORDER: A STUNT OR A NECESSARY PRECAUTION?

December 29, 2018

The United States could once again be headed for another government shutdown as Congress struggles to find an agreement by next Friday. As the federal government fights over how much funding to give to the president’s border wall, Soledad O’Brien takes an up close look at the lives of those who live in the shadow of the wall on the southern border. We get two perspectives, one from a border patrol chief, the other from the mayor of McAllen, TX.

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