This problem is global, but its effects are being felt right here at home, especially in my home state of Texas. For years, Mexican fishermen have brazenly crossed into US Waters off the Texas coast to poach red snapper in the Gulf of America. Some of these illegal boats have hauled in thousands of pounds of red snapper at a time, stripping our waters of one of the Gulf's most iconic and economically valuable fish. (00:32–00:42)
CLAIM
Asserts that Mexican fishermen are illegally fishing in US waters off the Texas coast.
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