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Ted Cruz: “Take out the cartels. And that will make the people of the…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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US Senator Ted Cruz urges Mexico to follow El Salvador's harsh crackdown on cartels

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

My message to the government of Mexico is accept our offer as a friend, just like Colombia did with Plan Colombia. Accept our offer. We will partner with you hand in hand. Take out the cartels. And that will make the people of the United States safer, and it will make the people of Mexico safer. Life is totally different. So I encourage the government of Mexico. El Salvador is a nearby neighbor human trafficking and to stop drug trafficking. It is obviously better to do so in a cooperative manner. (00:22–00:28)

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Asserts that eliminating cartels will increase safety for both U.S. and Mexican citizens.

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