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A congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program

The proposed bill comes days after our investigation revealed that over 1,050 people have died within the advertised range of surveillance towers.

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MIT Technology Review· Sep 23, 5:10 PMA congressional representative just proposed killing America’s border tower program

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