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Divided on the Border: Community Airs Concerns Over Wall Expansion

August 20, 2017

WESLACO — No cement has been poured nor bollard thrust into the ground, and yet President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” wall has driven a wedge between the Border Patrol and communities on the border.

Permalink: https://vela.house.gov/2017/8/divided-border-community-airs-concerns-over-wall-expansion

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