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John Duarte: “If you look at the million tons of fresh produce coming in…”

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

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March 16, 2024: Representative John Duarte (R-CA)

Published | Video Starts at 15:48

By not making the h two a program workable, we're literally forcing the exporting of our hand labor crops to Mexico. And that's simply what's happening. If you look at the million tons of fresh produce coming in from Mexico, it's gone from 4 million tons in 2000 to about 20 million tons today. And it's growing. It's growing at a very steady clip. We have rumors. A lot of it's being financed by cartels. They're making a fortune off the open border. (15:48–15:59)

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