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Mike Garcia: “The open border right now is probably the biggest security…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Rep. Mike Garcia Week in Review: 6.28.24

Published | Video Starts at 02:53

So we've been pushing the pay increases for them to keep them whole, especially during these tough times. The other big news that, you know, I'm ultra focused, laser focused on national security. The open border right now is probably the biggest security threat that our country has seen in 50 years. We've got more than 10 million people that have come across our southern border without accountability, wide open. And there's been reports now recently that more than 400 ISIS affiliated terrorists are among those millions of folks. (02:53–02:59)

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