Juan Ciscomani: “Fentanyl overdose deaths [are] the number one cause of death…”

“Arizonans have seen a spike in high speed car chases and illicit activity by Mexican cartels. In FY 2023, fentanyl overdoses in the US rose above 112,000 Fentanyl overdose deaths [are] the number one cause of death among young people in my home county of Pima County. My colleagues from New York to Oregon have seen the effects of our border crisis in their own communities. We must send a signal that the US Southern border is not open.” (03:37–03:44)

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