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Letter from Sherwood Guernsey, Esq.

Talk is Cheap and Only Votes Count

I agree, too many immigrants are crossing the border for this country to handle. The president (any president) needs the legislative power to stop the flow. Period.

The need is so compelling, our U.S. Senate negotiated a bi-partisan bill to protect our borders, including the power to stop the flow. A conservative senator from Oklahoma and a liberal one from Connecticut figured out what many consider the “strictest and most comprehensive” border security bill ever passed.

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