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When the Dust Bowl sent thousands fleeing to California, LA’s police chief deployed armed officers to the border to keep them out.

‘The Golden Fortress’: Armed cops rejected Dust Bowl refugees at CA border

When the Dust Bowl sent thousands fleeing to California, LA’s police chief deployed armed officers to the border to keep them out.

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