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Can We Please Talk?

"Over the (southern) borderline..."

Ep. 86

In this episode, a recap of the federal mask mandate being lifted for travel, El Paso Times immigration reporter Lauren Villagran joins us to discuss all the latest news & notes happening at the U.S. southern border, plus, we bid farewell to a streaming service just a month old.


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