Colin Allred: “These cartels are responsible for so much of what we are…”

“What do you mean by that? How does the senator take on. Yeah, well, this is. I'm glad you asked that, because one of the things that become clear to me is that These cartels are responsible for so much of what we are experiencing here in Texas and across the country, both in terms of pushing fentanyl, but also the human trafficking that they're engaging in. And they're taking advantage of our broken immigration system and of our inability to respond at the border by telling folks, hey, listen, you know, give me your life savings and I'll get you to the US and you can claim asylum.” (26:11–26:23)

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