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Issue Position: Border Security & Human Trafficking

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By: Gary Gates

Date: Jan. 1, 2024

Issues: Immigration Criminal Justice

Gary knows the importance of protecting our borders. He supports the effort to deployed 1,000 additional National Guard Troops to help secure the border, in addition to increasing penalties for drug and human trafficking operations.

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