Rep. Veronica Escobar says that Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn are using the southern border 'as a prop'

Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) speaks on Capitol Hill.
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Rep. Veronica Escobar said that Sens. Cruz and Cornyn are using the border "as a prop."
Escobar said that the root causes of immigration must be addressed or the situation will not change.
"They had their chance to govern," she said of Cruz and Cornyn. "They chose not to."
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Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas said in a recent Daily Beast podcast interview that a southe