Veronica Escobar: “Border crossings are at historic lows.”

“I would also like to add that such operations also jeopardize civil military relations in communities like my hometown of El Paso, where we are so proud of Fort Bliss, our soldiers and their families. At a time when Border crossings are at historic lows. constituents in my district have few answers as to why strikers armored fighting vehicles are patrolling our community carrying DHS personnel who have patrol vehicles of their own.” (02:45–02:48)

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