Sen. Bill Nelson: The children at the border

Like many Americans I’m concerned about the recent surge of undocumented children crossing the southern U.S. border.

I want to share with you some information I’ve gotten as a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. 

According to some of our military officials, part of the reason we’re seeing this influx is an increase in violence associated with the drug cartels - and that, in part, is due to big cuts in our drug interdiction in that region. 

I think they’re right. Here’s two links to watch what I've shared on the Senate floor about this topic: 

My brief remarks last week: http://youtu.be/vYMVlGexKvs   

Yesterday’s remarks: http://youtu.be/bPSI7fzqlrE

As always, thanks for your interest. 

Sincerely,