Beth Van Duyne: “They have dramatically reduced illegal crossings to historic…”

“A clear demonstration of this administration's effective trade approach is how strong tariff policy has produced tangible results at our southern border. In response to tariff pressures, Mexico has surged thousands of National Guard troops to their border. They have dramatically reduced illegal crossings to historic lows, achieved major seizures of fentanyl and precursor chemicals, and extradited dozens of high value cartel targets to face justice in the United States. And just for example, for comparison, according to Border Patrol data, average monthly southwest border apprehensions were 89.6% lower in the first year of the Trump 2.0 compared to the final year of the Biden administration.” (00:22–00:35)

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