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Henry Cuellar: “Colonials are third World conditions. No water, no sewage…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Securing Support for Colonias and Southwest Border Communities

Published | Video Starts at 01:09

But the Southwest Border Commission targets federal investment tor communities where economic opportunity has historically been hard to come by. A lot of those areas, whether it's California, Arizona, New Mexico or Texas, have colonials. As you know, Colonials are third World conditions. No water, no sewage, sometimes no electricity. They were promised by the investors or the land developers, hey, buy a piece of the American dream and we'll put the water, we'll put the sewage later, we'll put the land, the paving, the streets later. (01:09–01:15)

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Asserts that colonials in the Southwest have third-world conditions, lacking basic utilities.

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