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Vicente Gonzalez: “There's about 60,000 making their way here.”

Featuring: Vicente Gonzalez, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 34

Texas Congressman Vicente Gonzalez discusses pressure on border towns as Title 42 ends

Published May 9, 2023 | Video Starts at 04:19

I had a conversation with the president of Guatemala a few days ago. I know there's about 20 or 30,000 people holding up on the other side of the border. Now. There's about 60,000 making their way here. and there's approximately. They say, he told me there was about 200,000 coming through Central America, through the daring area in Colombia and Panama. (04:19–04:23)

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Asserts that approximately 60,000 people are en route to the U.S. border.

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