Greg Abbott: “Having to be involved in dealing with the illegal immigrants who were in their locations.”

“Again, whether they're on the border or in Tarrant county or in the panhandle, they were dealing with the consequences of human trafficking with the consequences of fentanyl. All different kinds of challenges they were facing, as well as in their own case, Having to be involved in dealing with the illegal immigrants who were in their locations. However, there are some sheriffs who had to deal with it more consequentially. And those are the sheriffs right there at the border.” (29:09–29:16)

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