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"I invite those people to come to the border and take a tour of the border at any time. Give me a call. Right now, they’re not gonna see anything, ’cause nothing’s happening." https://www.texasobserver.org/val-verde-county-sheriff-border-interview/

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'It's Not a War Zone': Val Verde County's Conservative Democratic Sheriff on Misinformation, Immigration

"Before people start commenting on the border, come visit the border. Right now there's nothing going on."

The Texas Observer
May 9 at 4:59pmWeb
Show threadDr. Kamella TateMay 9
This is excellent reporting from @TexasObserver
"#MAGA influencers and nationalistic politicians have inaccurately portrayed border communities as dangerous crime hotspots akin to a warzone and overwhelmed by #asylumseekers In reality, border communities—at least on the U.S. side—are some of the country’s safest."