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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1   😊 😞
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Subject: Effect of the border on the cartels
Date: 08/21/26 1:46 PM
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In addition to saving 10,000 lives do to fewer drug overdoses so far and countless other crimes reduced thanks to having a more secure southern border, other benefits are forming up: The cartels are feeling it in the wallet:

washingtontimes.com - Trumps border success takes bite cartels income

President Trump’s stunning success in quelling the southwestern border has had a significant silver lining — he’s managed to starve the smuggling cartels of a source of income, according to a new Treasury Department analysis.

FinCEN, formally known as the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, crunched the numbers on bank reports of suspicious transactions linked to suspected human smuggling. They spotted 67,540 reports, totaling nearly $5 billion.

But the vast majority of those occurred in 2023 and 2024, under President Biden, who averaged more than 7,000 reports each quarter.


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