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John Thune: “The sheriff where I live in Minnehah County, South Dakota…”

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

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Thune: Democrats Continue Following Biden's Failed Border Blueprint

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

A new York Times headline in 2022 read, and I quote, smuggling migrants at the border now a billion dollar business, end quote. Illegal drugs made their way across the border to every corner of america. The sheriff where I live in Minnehah County, South Dakota said in 2022... our southern border is not secure is allowing this poison to come into our communities at a level that we've never seen before. And we all remember the tragic instances of illegal immigrants murdering American citizens. The lives of young women like Lake and Riley were taken by illegal immigrants who came into our country during the Biden administration. (03:10–03:29)

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Asserts local law enforcement claims unprecedented drug trafficking due to an insecure border.

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