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Will Environmental Laws Prevent a Wall Through Santa Ana NWR?

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More than 20 years ago, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). And, most recently , again near San Diego in 2017. Congress, has an excellent summary of the legal issues in a publication dated January 17, 2017: “ Barriers Along the U.S. Chertoff , 2008 U.S.

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