Overview

• Anne Fundner's emotional speech highlights personal tragedy to criticize current border policies.
• Ted Cruz and other GOP figures claim illegal immigration leads to increased crime and drug deaths.
• Data indicates the majority of fentanyl is trafficked by U.S. citizens through legal ports of entry.
• Experts argue that the fentanyl crisis is more related to economic despair than immigration.
• New Texas laws impose harsher penalties for fentanyl distribution and possession.