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Henry Cuellar: “The reason the numbers went down was because those…”

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

Congressman Henry Cuellar Talks Oust of House Speaker Bloomberg Talks

Published October 3, 2023 | Video Starts at 05:53

And keep in mind, if you look at what happened in 2015, in 2019, President Obama, President Trump, The reason the numbers went down was because those presidents talked to Mexico and Mexico did its job in the southern border. So there are some things that I know of that are happening right now. And if they can get Mexico to do its job at the southern border and Panama and other countries, we can stop this flow coming in. (05:53–06:02)

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Asserts that past reductions in border crossings were due to U.S. presidents negotiating with Mexico.

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