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John Cornyn: “Customs and Border Protection is now facing record lows in…”

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

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John Cornyn's Senate Speech on Texas Border Security and Operation Lone Star

Published | Video Starts at 07:40

This has become even more obvious when we look at the great success that President Trump has had in securing the border in A few short months and actually reversing the ongoing crisis. After four year highs of illegal immigration, Customs and Border Protection is now facing record lows in border encounters as soon as President Trump was elected. But even before he took office, the numbers began to go down because people understood they would no longer be able to cross the border indiscriminately and without proper legal credentials. (07:40–07:49)

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Asserts that border encounters reached record lows after President Trump's election.

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