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Mary Gay Scanlon Addresses False Claims on Migrant Families and Fentanyl Epidemic
10:49 - 12:43 (01:53)
Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democratic representative from Pennsylvania, speaks out against false claims suggesting that migrant families seeking asylum are the source of the fentanyl epidemic. She cites data showing that there is only a small percentage of fentanyl seized by Border Patrol agents and virtually none seized from migrants seeking asylum.
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Mary Gay Scanlon discredits the notion that migrant families seeking asylum in the US are responsible for the fentanyl epidemic, as only a small percentage of fentanyl is actually seized by Border Patrol agents and none is found on asylum seekers turning themselves in.
10:49 - 12:43 (01:53)
Summary
Mary Gay Scanlon discredits the notion that migrant families seeking asylum in the US are responsible for the fentanyl epidemic, as only a small percentage of fentanyl is actually seized by Border Patrol agents and none is found on asylum seekers turning themselves in. Democrats and Republicans have clashed over the issue, with Democrats arguing that Republicans are using the crisis to fearmonger against migrants.