Ken Cuccinelli: DHS Tackling Drug Cartels, Illegal Immigration, & China Forced Labor

American Thought Leaders: Ken Cuccinelli

American Thought Leaders: Jan Jekielek, --August 23, 2020

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Recently, border patrol officers found 7 tons of marijuana hidden in what was supposed to be a shipment of limes. And they found over 600 pounds of methamphetamine disguised in a cactus shipment. COVID-19 restrictions on border crossings have made it a lot harder for cartels to smuggle drugs into the United States. So in some cities, prices for illicit drugs have doubled.


On the other side of the globe, communist China has been exploiting imprisoned Uyghurs and others to produce cotton textiles, electronics, and other commodities. The Department of Homeland Security along with the State, Treasury, and Commerce departments recently warned businesses about employing forced labor in their supply chains. In this episode, we sit down with Ken Cuccinelli, the Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Key Points

00:00 Tackling border drug trafficking 01:19 Are asylum applications being processed during COVID? 06:19 Why do border counties have more COVID cases? 10:50 DHS targeting slave labor in China 14:58 Status of the border wall 19:18 Drug busts during COVID? 23:11 Tackling sex trafficking

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