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Congressman Blake Moore presses witnesses on cartel profits, intelligence sharing and border infrastructure at Utah town hall
Summary
Congressman Blake Moore, speaking at a town hall in Utah, pressed witnesses on recent changes in border policy, cartel profits and gaps in intelligence sharing, citing Homeland Security figures that he said show cartel human-smuggling and trafficking profits rising from about $500 million in 2019 to more than $13 billion in 2022.
Congressman Blake Moore, speaking at a town hall in Utah, pressed witnesses on recent changes in border policy, cartel profits and gaps in intelligence sharing, citing Homeland Security figures that he said show cartel human-smuggling and trafficking profits rising from about $500 million in 2019 to more than $13 billion in 2022.
Moore said the issue has appeared at “last 2 and a half, 3 years, numerous town halls” and described concern among his constituents about long-term implications for the state. He said he would support a legislative fix but noted Congress has not solved immigration reform in decades and urged the Biden administration to take executive steps in the meantime.
The central exchange involved Moore and a witness identified in the transcript as Mr. Webb,…
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