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Bennie Thompson: the bottom line is that as the cartels have strengthened their criminal efforts, their trafficking at the border, the…

On the recordJuly 26, 2022
the bottom line is that as the cartels have strengthened their criminal efforts, their trafficking at the border, the United States has been forced to respond with more stringent vetting at our ports of entry
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson discusses the impact of cartel activities on border vetting processes.

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