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Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022

Did Kris Mayes say she won’t do anything about border security if elected?


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While Democratic Arizona Attorney General candidate Kris Mayes believes border security is a "federal responsibility," she has stated that she will “not allow the federal government to neglect that responsibility” if elected.On her campaign website, Mayes says she intends to coordinate with state, local, and national law enforcement to “go after the cartels who engage in drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and human trafficking” at the border.

When asked by Cronkite News about what she would do about border security, Mayes pointed to the need to upgrade and modernize ports of entry to stop fentanyl from entering the country.

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