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John Duarte: “I think this last month we had 230,000 new crossings…”

Featuring: John Duarte, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 13

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John Duarte Raises Concerns Over Migrant Shelter Program

Published | Video Starts at 04:10

We don't have public transportation set up to move these folks to where they can be productive or participate in the economy. So what's the end game? What do we do? I think this last month we had 230,000 new crossings documented on the southern border, plus gotaways, so we assume it's a higher number than that. What's the end game? How does this end? Because in my district, in Modesto, we've got neighborhoods that were formed, as you call them, refugee camps or dust bowl camps … (04:10–04:22)

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Asserts that 230,000 new crossings were documented on the southern border last month, plus additional undetected crossings.

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