And one of the points I've been trying to make as chairman of the Homeland Security committee, we've held 15 hearings on border security alone. My conclusion is the number. The root cause of our unsecured border is our insatiable demand for drugs. And you take a look at the price of heroin in the early 80s is about over $3,000 a gram. Now it's down to $100 a gram because our borders are so porous. (03:05–03:10)
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