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Henry Cuellar: “The bad guys make billions of dollars getting people to the…”

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

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Ep. 16. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28): Congressman on the Border

Published | Video Starts at 05:25

But what happens the organizations and they make let's say an average $8,000. So if we've had 7, 8 million people, multiply that by an average of 8,000, you can see that The bad guys make billions of dollars getting people to the border and across. They make billions of dollars on drugs. So what we're seeing is very complex organizations that once border patrol puts resources, and you remember in the old days it was Rio Grande Valley. (05:25–05:30)

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Asserts that criminal organizations earn billions from smuggling people across the border.

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