This week, the people of Webster Springs, West Virginia ZXZ mourn one of their own: National Guard Member Sarah Beckstrom. The 20-year old service member had volunteered to remain in Washington, DC, as part of President Trump’s crackdown on crime in the district, when she was shot on Thursday by an Afghan national. Once again, the national issue of immigration has found its ways to the small towns of our nation. Lora Ries, Director of the Center for Border Security and Immigration, joined Heritage Explains to talk about what this tragedy means and how the conversation has changed around immigration. 

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Mike Howell’s Paper: https://www.heritage.org/border-security/report/significant-policy-changes-needed-meet-mass-deportation-goals

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