Henry Cuellar: “The numbers have gone down down here at the border.”

“They went down there. They trying to bring back the individual. Is that the topic we ought to be talking about? You know, The numbers have gone down down here at the border. The people in my area are not talking much about the border because the numbers have gone down. But they're going to be. Are you going to become a Republican congressman?” (04:14–04:17)

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