Secretary Mayorkas said it is not tied to the open border. Sheriff Daniels, who is in Cochise county on the border with Mexico, Sheriff Daniels... said [the open border] has had a direct impact since January 20th of 2021, with the amount of fentanyl coming into this country. Which one do you believe is correct? I believe that it has a direct effect. The fentanyl is flooding in. There's. We talked about earlier, the godaways. It's coming through. (02:01–02:16)
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Asserts that Sheriff Daniels linked the open border to increased fentanyl since January 20, 2021.
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