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Mayra Flores: “They allowed millions of people to cross illegally into this…”

Featuring: Mayra Flores, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Texas, District 34

EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate

Published February 21, 2026 | Video Starts at 1:03:00

And they're always using immigration and using emotion and people fall for it. I mean, they've been in power before. Obama promised all kinds of things. So did Biden, did they do any of it? No. They allowed millions of people to cross illegally into this country. Gave those people status. Not the people that have been waiting for decades. No. Gave the people that cross illegally into this country, gave them stat status, care. (1:03:00–1:03:04)

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Mayra Flores

“Every time someone crosses illegally into the country, you have to pay the cartel.”
EP104: Mayra Flores - TX-34 Congress Candidate | Uploaded February 21, 2026 | 05:04-05:09
“Mexico has the most rapes for women, killings for women. It's not a safe country for women.”
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“We're leaving our children a country that is $38 trillion in debt.”
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“President Trump... put a cap on all credit cards, no more than 10% interest rates.”
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“The majority of our border patrol agents, ICE agents, are Hispanic.”
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“Most women get raped. Most children also get raped [when crossing illegally into this country].”
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“Under the Obama administration, he was a deporter in chief. He deported more people than President Trump.”
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“Unfortunately, in Mexico you don't have the opportunities that we have here in the United States.”
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“A lot of the cartel's families, their wives and children live in South Texas.”
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“It's not like the 70s, 80s anymore. You have to pay the cartel. You have to pay that quota.”
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“I had a family member not too long ago, taxi driver. He did not pay the monthly quota. He was murdered.”
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“My dad's brother was also kidnapped a couple years ago, and he was able to escape that kidnap.”
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“My dad was brutally beaten by the cartel as well a couple years ago because he didn't want to give up his truck.”
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“I am for immigration. We are for immigration. But legal immigration.”
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“No one benefits from illegal immigration but the terrorist organizations, the cartel.”
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“Illegal immigration is funding a terrorist organization that has the people of Mexico terrorized.”
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“My dad was an American, so we're granted citizenship. Because your father is an American citizen.”
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“We haven't gone back to pre-pandemic spending.”
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“We just need to stop sending billions of dollars abroad that we don't have.”
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“We don't have a revenue problem in this country. We have a spending problem.”
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“The reason why we lost our reelection was because of redistricting.”
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“When I served in Congress, it was one map that President Biden won by four points.”
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“Then they redrew the lines in 22 and they made the district a district where President Biden had won by 17 points.”
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“I lost that by two points.”
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“Now the lines have been redrawn once again and we see the path to victory.”
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“For me, it's about prioritizing the economy in this area, bringing good paying jobs because our children leave South Texas for better…”
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“I want people to come invest in this area.”
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“We have the ingredients to be successful.”
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“Why can't they come here and invest and bring good $20 an hour jobs, $25 an hour of jobs, $30 an hour jobs and transform Texas District 34.”
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“We hadn't elected a Republican in over 100 years [in South Texas].”
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“The Democrat party wouldn't do anything because they thought they're always going to vote for us no matter what we do.”
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“The middle class is the one that works day and night, barely makes it, doesn't have housing, doesn't qualify for food stamps.”
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“The middle class is the one that works day and night, barely makes it, doesn't have housing, doesn't qualify for food stamps.”
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“I've seen a lot of hate being instilled in us and telling us that you have to hate that person because of their political creation.”
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“The Democrat Party, you know, supports, you know, children transitioning, supports men playing in women's sports, supports men going into…”
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“Fraud exists and that's why it's important for us to, you know, make sure that we secure elections and require voter id.”
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“I've been hearing a lot of water [issues] in Oasis.”
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“The cost of living is very high and the minimum wage just doesn't match.”
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“We have to cut spending in order for the cost of living to go down.”
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“We're at the highest right now in credit card debt.”
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“In just seven months, I brought over $200 million into this area.”
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“We closed the highest casework in seven months. We were number one in casework in, in the state.”
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“My voting record always prioritize the needs of this area.”
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“We lost the sugar cane in South Texas because of [the water issue].”
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“Mexico not releasing the water that [they] owe us.”
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“President Trump did put pressure on Mexico and put in place tariffs.”
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“Mexico responded about three weeks ago saying that to lift the tariffs and that they would release the water that they owe us.”
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“We also don't have the infrastructure in the reservoirs here.”
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“We need to build our own reservoirs that we don't depend on Mexico.”
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“The funding for the reservoirs is at the state level, but the federal government brings the funding as well.”
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“The state of Texas needs to build more reservoirs.”
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“If the federal government can help with that in making, making sure that they have the funding to do so. Absolutely.”
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“The people of Noises County have the right to decide what's best for their county.”
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“Obama was the deporter in chief.”
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“Tom Holman, who's in charge of the deportations right now, was in charge of the deportations under the Obama administration.”
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“Deportations have always existed, but the media right now is portraying it like it's something new.”
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“Obama promised all kinds of things. So did Biden, did they do any of it? No.”
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“President Trump stopped the cages.”
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“Jobs, good paying jobs. 20 an hour jobs, 25 an hour jobs, 30 an hour jobs.”
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“We need to bring those corporations here, those big corporations. We need to bring more billionaires.”
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“SpaceX, you know, thousands and thousands of jobs.”
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“They've given also millions of dollars to a lot of the elementary schools there.”
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“I introduced a bill called the RGB Act.”
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“It's billions of dollars for our public schools, and it's money to secure the schools.”
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“It includes mental health. It includes resources for teachers as well, and a. Of funding for. For top security for all schools.”
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“One of my biggest priorities [is] making sure that our schools are safe before something ever happens again.”
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“I'm 100 all in for Texas District 34.”
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“We'll always put this area [Texas District 34] first.”
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