… this number because people driving narcotics across the border are citizens with passports who can get past the checkpoints. So the people trafficking fentanyl on the border are US Citizens. The people suffering and dying from overdoses in our communities are US Citizens. So why on earth are we talking about immigrants today? Because Republicans in this Congress want to drum up fear about poor people who are fleeing to this country and distract from the real issues of mental health, overdoses and poverty. (01:25–01:31)
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Asserts that U.S. citizens are the primary victims of fentanyl overdoses.
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