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Tom Tiffany: “Federal borderlands have also become a haven for organized…”

Featuring: Tom Tiffany, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 7

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Rep. Tiffany Delivers Opening Statement On Preventing Environmental Harm From Illegal Immigration

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Federal borderlands are often targeted by criminals, drug smugglers, and human traffickers because they are remote, largely uninhabited, and less frequently patrolled. Under President Biden's shameful neglect, certain sectors resembled all out war zones. Federal borderlands have also become a haven for organized crime. Drug smugglers and human traffickers have directed illegal border crossers towards sparsely populated portions of the border to enter the US With a lower chance of detection. (04:00–04:05)

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Asserts that federal borderlands are increasingly used by organized crime.

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