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John Cornyn: “Approximately 70,000 from synthetic opioids like fentanyl…”

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

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Cornyn Previews President Trump’s Joint Address, Highlights Border Wins.

Published | Video Starts at 06:37

A crisis of mass illegal immigration, human trafficking, drug trafficking. Across our southern border, approximately 100,000Americans die each year as a result of drugs that come across the southern border. Approximately 70,000 from synthetic opioids like fentanyl, which is the leading cause of death for young people between the age of 18 and 45. During all four years of the Biden administration, the number of illegal migrant encounters with CBP totaled over 10 million. (06:37–06:51)

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Asserts that 70,000 Americans die from synthetic opioids like fentanyl, the leading cause of death for young adults.

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