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The Texas Tribune reports:
Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores said she has no problem with requiring South Texans to carry passports to prove their citizenship. Flores, a Republican running to recapture the congressional seat she briefly held in 2022, made that assertion Thursday night during a debate with U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, the Democrat incumbent. Gonzalez was explaining why he voted against a border security bill championed by former President Donald Trump. .
Gonzalez said that legislation, known as Secure the Border Act, would have required South Texas residents to present a passport at an interior border patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias, a town nearly 80 miles north of McAllen. The checkpoint is an unavoidable stop for Valley residents traveling north. Most people who live in Congressional District 34 in the state’s southeast corner are Hispanic — 84%.
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At their debate, ex-GOP Rep Myra Flores, who lost her election to Democrat Vincente Flores, thinks people in her district should be required to show their passports at border patrol checkpoints, which can be as far as 100 miles from the actual border. https://t.co/4rVGyF9VlI
— Joel Montfort (@jmontforttx) October 18, 2024