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John Thune: “Customs and Border Protection reported a record low number…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune on Republicans' Historic Investments to Secure the Border

Published | Video Starts at 02:02

Fortunately, those days are over. When President Trump and Republicans took control this year, we moved to quickly restore order at the southern border. And the numbers speak for themselves. Customs and Border Protection reported a record low number of encounters in November. Fewer than 250 people per day are being apprehended. Compare that to the Biden administration, where law enforcement was catching more than 5,000 per day on average. (02:02–02:07)

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