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Greg Abbott: “In the immediate aftermath of the Trump election and Trump…”

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Governor Abbott Touts President Trump’s Border Security Success, Texas' Leading Economy On CNBC

Published | Video Starts at 01:21

More than 11 million people, including people who are known murderers, rapists and gang members and cartel members. And as a result, the crime across the country skyrocketed. Now, In the immediate aftermath of the Trump election and Trump taking office, it's gone from 11 million people across the border illegally to just a trickle. as in just a handful of people. I was with some officials from El Paso last night and they said that where there had been 3,000 people crossing the border sometimes a day just in El Paso, there were now nine. (01:21–01:30)

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Asserts a significant reduction in illegal border crossings after Trump took office.

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