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John Cornyn: “All of these [human trafficking, illegal immigration, and…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Cornyn slams Trump's 'naïve' border wall plan

Published | Video Starts at 02:35

We can do this. The state of Texas has been supplementing the federal government's effort there in order to try to slow the flow of human trafficking, illegal immigration and drugs. All of these [human trafficking, illegal immigration, and drugs] are run by the same criminal organizations. And it's a big problem. And the Obama administration is doing next to nothing about it. Okay, let's talk about who's going to become president potentially on the GOP side. (02:35–02:38)

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