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Daniel Crenshaw: “Drug cartels are actively giving [migrants] instructions on…”

Featuring: Daniel Crenshaw, Republican | U.S. House Texas, 2nd Congressional District

Discussion with Congressman Daniel Crenshaw on GOP Dynamics and Policy Challenges

Published September 23, 2022 | Video Starts at 31:03

I was just saying that. And so they're disincentivized to even come across in the first place. And we know that they're just saying that, right? We. We know that the Drug cartels are actively giving [migrants] instructions on what to say to claim asylum. and get across. Now, these days, the problem is so bad, they don't even have to claim asylum because they're just going to get paroled or a notice to appear sometime in the future, which very few will ever show up for. (31:03–31:09)

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