BORDER BATTLE

MAYORKAS Some have used ░░░░░░░░ border as a cudgel ░░░░░░░░ conflated migration and the ░░░░░░░░ of fentanyl because 90 ░░░░░░░░ over 90 percent of ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl comes in through ░░░░░░░░ of entry By the ░░░░░░░░ I visited the international ░░░░░░░░ facility at JFK Airport ░░░░░░░░ week and the the ░░░░░░░░ of small packages that ░░░░░░░░ interdict with firearms synthetic ░░░░░░░░ it is it is ░░░░░░░░ And we we have ░░░░░░░░ so far The fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl problem I mean ░░░░░░░░ have 70 000 Americans ░░░░░░░░ last year it s ░░░░░░░░ is not a creation ░░░░░░░░ the past 24 months ░░░░░░░░ were I think it ░░░░░░░░ 58 000 deaths in ░░░░░░░░ This is the scourge ░░░░░░░░ drugs is something that ░░░░░░░░ have never overcome We ░░░░░░░░ addressing the supply side ░░░░░░░░ an enforcement perspective We ░░░░░░░░ harnessing artificial intelligence to ░░░░░░░░ our capacity to interdict ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ anomalies in Passenger vehicles ░░░░░░░░ trucks I will say ░░░░░░░░ creativity of the smugglers ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary And yet our ░░░░░░░░ in building response protocols ░░░░░░░░ also extraordinary ZAKARIA Can ░░░░░░░░ just ask a quick ░░░░░░░░ There are two schools ░░░░░░░░ thought one that China ░░░░░░░░ some responsibility for this ░░░░░░░░ the source chemicals come ░░░░░░░░ there The other is ░░░░░░░░ this is sort of ░░░░░░░░ bashing that those chemicals ░░░░░░░░ have been combined into ░░░░░░░░ different products What do ░░░░░░░░ think is the right ░░░░░░░░ to think about it ░░░░░░░░ China the precursor chemicals ░░░░░░░░ of which have legal ░░░░░░░░ the precursor chemicals the ░░░░░░░░ presses that are used ░░░░░░░░ manufacture fentanyl it s ░░░░░░░░ easy to manufacture it ░░░░░░░░ extremely quick it s ░░░░░░░░ to conceal We we ░░░░░░░░ seized vertical long vertical ░░░░░░░░ that were hollowed out ░░░░░░░░ pills China bears responsibility ░░░░░░░░ need their assistance in ░░░░░░░░ the chemicals and pill ░░░░░░░░ that are going in ░░░░░░░░ that don t reflect ░░░░░░░░ use.”