The Border Fence, Immigration Policy, and the Obama Administration
Tags: BORDER security -- United States; BOUNDARIES -- Government policy; MEXICAN-American Border Region; OBAMA, Barack, 1961-; PRESIDENTS -- United States; GRIJALVA, Raul
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