Win or lose on Tuesday, Sen. J.D. Vance’s (R-OH) willingness to engage in contentious in-depth policy discussions, and the skill with which he has explained the conservative position, has been a public service.

There was no finer example of Vance’s effective debating than his exchange with New York Times podcaster Lulu Garcia-Navarro on the economic impact of illegal immigration. 

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