Rep. Mike Lawler: We Saw Double the Border Crossings in 2024

EDSON I want to ░░░░░░░░ to this headline here ░░░░░░░░ ve got yesterday or ░░░░░░░░ meetings today and then ░░░░░░░░ month you ve got ░░░░░░░░ Minister Justin Trudeau coming ░░░░░░░░ to Mar a Lago ░░░░░░░░ you think we d ░░░░░░░░ this type of engagement ░░░░░░░░ it weren t for ░░░░░░░░ threat of tariffs LAWLER ░░░░░░░░ I don t frankly ░░░░░░░░ think obviously tariffs can ░░░░░░░░ an effective tool in ░░░░░░░░ folks to the negotiating ░░░░░░░░ I think President Trump ░░░░░░░░ them effectively in his ░░░░░░░░ term And obviously you ░░░░░░░░ how quickly both Mexico ░░░░░░░░ Canada responded just over ░░░░░░░░ month ago The fact ░░░░░░░░ that they need to ░░░░░░░░ with us when it ░░░░░░░░ to securing our border ░░░░░░░░ this year we introduced ░░░░░░░░ in Congress to force ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration to take ░░░░░░░░ on our northern border ░░░░░░░░ fentanyl was pouring in ░░░░░░░░ much so that it ░░░░░░░░ kill 270 million Americans ░░░░░░░░ we saw double the ░░░░░░░░ of border crossings through ░░░░░░░░ that we saw in ░░░░░░░░ So we have a ░░░░░░░░ both at our southern ░░░░░░░░ northern borders when it ░░░░░░░░ to the you know ░░░░░░░░ flow of migrants coming ░░░░░░░░ as well as fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ we need to crack ░░░░░░░░ on it And I ░░░░░░░░ that s what President ░░░░░░░░ is signaling to our ░░░░░░░░ in Canada and Mexico ░░░░░░░░ they need to take ░░░░░░░░ seriously and they need ░░░░░░░░ work with us or ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ to pay when it ░░░░░░░░ to trade.”