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Mike Rogers: “We have criminal gangs, cartel gangs operating in Michigan…”

Featuring: Mike Rogers, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Michigan

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Published April 1, 2024 | Video Starts at 01:22

And are you here legally or not? All of the things you don't want to happen are happening under Joe Biden. Here's the other one. We have criminal gangs, cartel gangs operating in Michigan doing these very sophisticated burglaries from Chile. And they're, they were gang members before they got here. They use the poorest southern border to come across the border. They set up operations in Michigan. (01:22–01:30)

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