Beth Van Duyne: “Operation Lone Star required $5 billion from the state last…”

“So when you have a governor who actually is taking the his sovereignty and the security and the safety of his citizens seriously, you've got the Biden administration's fighting him on them. But As a result of their Operation Lone Star required $5 billion from the state last year and increased to $6.4 billion this year. What they have seen in the last 45 days though, is when you enforce our laws, they work. 76% decrease in the number of people entering Texas illegally in just the last 45 days.” (07:01–07:10)

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