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                                Cartels

  Mr. President, on cartels, well, Donald Trump and our Republican 
friends love to talk about border security--how they are tough on 
border security--more than just about anything else. So you can imagine 
our surprise to read that President Trump is making deals with drug 
cartels--El Chapo to be precise--to come into our country. Amazing.
  This week--it is hard to believe. You can't make this stuff up--
reports came out that Donald Trump made a deal to allow 17 relatives of 
El Chapo--that is right, El Chapo, a dangerous, murderous, notorious, 
drug lord in U.S. custody--into the United States.
  El Chapo was head of the notorious Sinaloa Cartel, which was 
designated a ``terrorist organization'' back in February--and now 
letting their relatives in? Republicans want to talk about importing 
criminals? Where is the outrage on Donald Trump letting the family of 
the world's most dangerous cartel into the United States?
  Let's hear it from our Republican friends. This is a total disgrace. 
Republicans should be up in arms if they want to have any credibility 
about being tough against drug traffickers, drug criminals, drug 
cartels. This isn't just being soft on crime; it is rolling out a 
welcome mat to El Chapo and his family and inviting it into our 
country.
  But if you are related to El Chapo--if you are related to El Chapo--
Donald Trump says: Come right in. Welcome to America. He will roll out 
the red carpet.
  It is lunacy. It is a disgrace.
  Donald Trump has no problem deporting U.S. citizens, but he will 
grant parole for the family of drug traffickers. What message does this 
send to other drug lords? criminals? terrorists?
  Where are our Republican colleagues on this? Where is the outrage 
from the other side of the aisle who say they want to prevent criminals 
from crossing our borders?