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David McCormick: “Open borders and fentanyl has destroyed those communities.”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 10:42

You just had enough assets and you got a lot richer. The people that didn't have assets stayed the same and got relatively poor. Real income stayed flat for 20 years. The Open borders and fentanyl has destroyed those communities. So they're upset, they're angry. Globalization gutted many of those communities. They don't think. And China looms large in their minds, so they don't think it's been working so well for them. (10:42–10:46)

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Asserts that open borders and fentanyl have negatively impacted certain communities.

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