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On the recordFebruary 14, 2023
Are you aware of how much money the cartels make in smuggling people across the border? Thirteen point five billion dollars.
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Highlights the financial gains of cartels from illegal immigration.

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