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On the recordMarch 30, 2011
If we send an unarmed agent to Mexico without full diplomatic status, and they are murdered like Jaime Zapata, how does our country demand extradition if the killers are caught?
Said by
Mike McCaul
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

McCaul emphasizes the dangers faced by unarmed U.S. agents in Mexico.

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