And so the drug cartels have had carte blanche and be able to bring the drugs across the border. Last year, we lost 100,000Americans due to drug overdoses, most of which came across the southern border, including synthetic opioids. The precursors [for synthetic opioids] come from China. This is assembled, manufactured in Mexico and brought in the United States. So I have no explanation, no understanding of why the Biden administration doesn't consider this to be a problem. (04:09–04:16)
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