Ted Cruz: “One example I suggested to the Foreign Secretary is looking…”

“Particular fighting to build more bridges between South Texas and Mexico. El Salvador was the murder capital of the world. It had the highest murder rate of any country on planet Earth. Its murder rate. One example I suggested to the Foreign Secretary is looking to El Salvador, looking to the experience that El Salvador has seen with taking on the cartels, taking on the gangs and defeating the gangs. with that. Happy to answer questions? Sure. El Salvador is incredible. Last year, the murder rate in El Salvador dropped from 100 citizens of Mexico from their horrific violence.” (01:11–01:25)

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