John Cornyn: “Texas had personnel costs for our state troopers, Department…”

“Deploying the National Guard for building border barriers, guarding and constructing those barriers and apprehending migrants who were illegally present in the United states cost another 3.6 billion billion. Then Texas had personnel costs for our state troopers, Department of Public Safety troopers...came to an additional $2.25 billion. illegal migrants, arresting those who otherwise broke the law. Transnational gang members, cartel members, human smugglers and human traffickers. The federal government didn't do it, so Texas did.” (09:25–09:57)

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