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John Cornyn: “Fentanyl coming into the country, which is the number one…”

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

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Discussion on Legislative Support for Trump's Executive Order on Illegal Aliens

Published | Video Starts at 00:43

And we're now sort of seeing the consequences of that. Everyone from Lake and Riley's death in Georgia to crimes being committed in communities all over the country, and Fentanyl coming into the country, which is the number one cause of death for young people between the age of 18 and 45. But one thing we ought to all be able to agree on is that when illegal aliens come to the United States and they commit murders, they ought to be subject to the death penalty. (00:43–00:52)

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