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I think that Operation Lone Star ties

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into the broader goals of the nation

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because it gives Border patrol the

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relief and allows us to really find out

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who's coming through this country and

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do due process . The National Guard is

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making this mission successful by

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assisting BP , whether it's rushing up

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with them in the wood line to observe

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any illegal immigrants crossing . We're

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also helping them detain them if we're

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asked to do that . The overall

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objective for the mission is gonna be

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to bring numbers down to 0 . I do feel

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like it's personal for me because I

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have an aunt that is from Mexico that

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came here illegally and I do feel like

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these illegal crossings do put a bad

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reputation uh for the ones that are

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coming here legally . It really means a

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lot to be able to serve my own

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community . Uh , I've , I've done 5

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years in the Texas National Guard and

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this operation has given me some

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fulfillment and , uh , feeling like

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I've done something for the state and ,

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uh , the country as well .