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Monica De La Cruz: “End the catch and release program.”

Featuring: Monica De La Cruz, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 15

Axios’ Courtenay Brown in conversation with Rep. Monica De La Cruz

Published January 21, 2025 | Video Starts at 03:34

That being said, HR2 brought some fundamental things that I believe will be bring back in the Trump administration. Number one, it has to do with policy. And what that is is making sure that we End the catch and release program. Number two, start the remain in Mexico program. Look at infrastructure. But you know what is also lacking is technology for border patrol agents. (03:34–03:37)

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Asserts that HR2 aims to end the catch and release program.

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“South Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, we have one of the largest border patrol sectors in the entire nation.”
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“We've had at Times some of the largest illegal immigration come through our nation in our sector.”
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“HR2 brought some fundamental things that I believe will be bring back in the Trump administration.”
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“Start the remain in Mexico program.”
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“In South Texas we have one of the largest agriculture areas in the nation where we have citrus that is quite large specialty grains.”
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“They depend on H2A workers and they need those people who are going to come with working visas to help them harvest.”
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“Food security is national security.”
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“Our median income is $50,000.”
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“Affordable housing, HUD housing is extremely important.”
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“D.C. has a spending problem.”
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“Interest rates, which I heard were mentioned earlier. Inflation, those are two things that must be brought under control.”
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“We need 1.5 million homes.”
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“The average cost of a home is $400,000.”
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“Rules that have come out of the Biden administration... were going to increase the cost of houses, $31,000.”
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