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The Border Bill, Republican Congressmen, and Trump

Calvin Trillin

February 20, 2024

A US border patrol agent on patrol near La Joya, Tex., 2013. (Photo by John Moore / Getty Images)

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Securing the border was key to the bill.They liked that—until they got orders to kill.They still say “How high?” when he tells them to jump.They’ve still not applied for asylum from Trump.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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