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Rob Bishop: I think there are three terms I want to kind of emphasize over and over because it is the crux of the concern we have on…

On the recordMay 18, 2010
I think there are three terms I want to kind of emphasize over and over because it is the crux of the concern we have on our southern border: once again, it is illegal drugs. The bulk of the illegal drugs coming into this country are coming over on Federal lands in our southern border; The second one is human trafficking. And all the violence, especially the violence against women that is assumed with that concept of human trafficking coming across our border; And the fact that we have gaping holes in our border security, which is almost an open invitation for potential terrorists to come into this country. Now, the same issue, I need to be very clear, of our southern border is a concern in our northern border. But for the purposes of discussion today, I want to talk about the southern border and those three concepts: illegal drugs, human trafficking, and potential terrorists coming into this country.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah
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May 18, 2010

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The speaker addresses concerns about illegal drugs, human trafficking, and border security at the southern U.S. border.

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