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Rashida Tlaib becomes lone House lawmaker opposing cracking down on Mexican cartels' border tunnel system
Fox News ^ | 3/10/25 | Elizabeth Elkind

Posted on 03/11/2025 12:59:01 AM PDT by Libloather

The House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at cracking down on Mexican cartels' use of tunnels underneath the southwestern border to smuggle illegal immigrants and illicit items the U.S.

The bill passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in a 402 to 1 vote – with the lone dissenter being Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich. Fox News Digital reached out to her office for comment but did not immediately hear back.

The bill is led by Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., but enjoys bipartisan support thanks to its lone Democratic co-sponsor, Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif.

It's also backed by six other House Republicans, including Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee's subcommittee on border security.

The legislation, titled the Subterranean Border Defense Act, would direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to submit an annual report to Congress about cartels' use of tunnels and how U.S. law enforcement was looking to combat it.

"Since 1990, officials have discovered more than 140 tunnels that have breached the U.S. border with an 80% increase in tunnel activity occurring since 2008," Crane said during debate on the bill. "With border crossings thankfully going down since January, I think it's safe to assume this will drive threats to our border underground through these tunnels."

Debate on the bill was brief on Monday afternoon, lasting less than 10 minutes. Just Correa and Crane spoke, with no lawmakers rising to oppose the bill.

"I believe this bill is an important step in the right direction," Correa said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: badrash; border; cartels; mexico; smuggling; tlaib; tunnels
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To: Libloather

She is one NASTY, STUPID, UGLY MUSLIM!


21 posted on 03/11/2025 4:25:02 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: dp0622

I’d like to see her deported. She sure doesn’t belong here.


22 posted on 03/11/2025 4:33:05 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: AZJeep

Glad to hear a report from someone on the ground there.

Of all the things President Trump said in his speech #1 was the “…. All we needed was a new President “, #2”…. How is that working out…”


23 posted on 03/11/2025 5:09:06 AM PDT by blitz128
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To: AZJeep

“ I talk to fiends living near the border.”

Who are those people you talked to? “FIENDS”?! 😖


24 posted on 03/11/2025 5:19:13 AM PDT by the_Watchman
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To: Libloather

Tlaib is not simply a misguided fool. She knowingly and willingly serves Satan.


25 posted on 03/11/2025 5:21:26 AM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: Libloather

The muslim in favor of tunnels for smuggling across the border.

What a surprise........


26 posted on 03/11/2025 5:32:39 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: AZJeep

That’s GREAT news.


27 posted on 03/11/2025 5:37:47 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus)
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To: Libloather

Use ground radar to locate the tunnels, drill, send down a directional charges attached to “snake crawlers”, blow them and look for where the smoke comes out on both ends......


28 posted on 03/11/2025 6:06:45 AM PDT by WellyP (question!)
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To: maddog55

>Another worthless bill

It’s the (R)N(C)\Uniparty (I repeat myself) way!!

“We have to protect our phoney baloney jobs here, gentlemen! We must do something about this immediately! Immediately!”
- Gov. William J. Le Petomane (Blazing Saddles)

[They should make this the official (R)N(C) motto, as they’ve dropped ALL pretense vs. their farcical “small govt”]


29 posted on 03/11/2025 6:10:52 AM PDT by i_robot73 (One could not count the number of *solutions*, if only govt followed\enforced the Constitution.)
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To: Libloather

Useless POS


30 posted on 03/11/2025 6:11:42 AM PDT by Democrat = party of treason
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To: high info voter
She is anti-American FILTH! ...imho

DEFINITELY! You have to wonder about the people that sent her to DC and let her continue!

31 posted on 03/11/2025 6:34:39 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (GOD Bless America and President Trump!)
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To: SaveFerris

“Of course. She probably LOVES the
Hamas terrorist tunnel system, so...”

Well, I suspect there are a lot of US government officials on cartel payrolls. That is how cartels work. This could also be an indication she is one of those.


32 posted on 03/11/2025 7:01:35 AM PDT by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: dp0622

She’s Palestinian Arab. They like tunnels.


33 posted on 03/11/2025 7:09:11 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: Libloather

A clear-cut case of undermining.


34 posted on 03/11/2025 7:14:58 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: RetiredArmy

Exactly...tunnels are part of their support system.


35 posted on 03/11/2025 8:45:13 AM PDT by goodnesswins (Democracy to Democrats is stealing other peoples money for their use, no matter how idiotic)
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To: Libloather

She and AOC are the only two out and out members of the Dem Socialist party.

She is up in Michigan so is clueless about illegals popping up out of the ground in people’s backyards. Wack a mole.


36 posted on 03/11/2025 9:17:32 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Cincinnatus.45-70

Yeah


37 posted on 03/11/2025 10:32:39 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: Libloather

She’s Palestinian. They’re experts at building tunnels.


38 posted on 03/11/2025 10:35:26 AM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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