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    Cato Institute
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    Nov 17, 2022
    No, @RepMTG, we are not the Border Patrol, but we do have the data 90% of fentanyl from Mexico was seized at legal entry points or interior checkpoints, not illegal crossing routes ~0.02% of those arrested by Border Patrol possessed any fentanyl at all
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    Greg Price
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    Nov 17, 2022
    Reporter: "Most fentanyl comes across the border from people who are US citizens, not immigrants." MTG: "What's your proof? Because that's not what we've been shown by border patrol." Reporter: "From the CATO Institute" MTG: "We're not taking the CATO Institute seriously."
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    Fentanyl strip test
    No, Biden's Immigration Policies Are Not to Blame for the Fentanyl Crisis
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    Cato Institute
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    Apr 23, 2017
    Far right extremist groups were responsible for 73% of deadly terrorist incidents since September 12, 2001. j.mp/2pHGFWC
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    Cato Institute
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    Mar 30, 2025
    Argentina is turning a corner. Milei’s libertarian playbook is delivering: inflation’s down, growth is up, and the economy’s finally breathing.
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    Javier Milei and the Legitimacy of Libertarian Policy
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    Cato Institute
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    Feb 12, 2018
    No matter where it was tried, communism has always resulted in mountains of dead bodies. As for socialist economics, it has always resulted in shortages, inefficiency, poverty, and desperation. j.mp/2EgBSCb
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    Cato Institute
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    Feb 14, 2021
    Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg wants to make the United States the “global leader” in high‐​speed rail. That’s like wanting to be the world leader in electric typewriters, rotary telephones, or steam locomotives. j.mp/3abImEX #CatoTransit
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    Cato Institute
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    May 22, 2019
    Harriet Tubman fought enormous injustice and promoted human liberty. She exhibited courage in fighting and breaking unjust laws, and took the lead in putting her views into action. She deserves to be on the $20 bill. j.mp/2EpkZau
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    Cato Institute
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    Mar 2, 2018
    No matter where it was tried, communism has always resulted in mountains of dead bodies. As for socialist economics, it has always resulted in shortages, inefficiency, poverty, and desperation. j.mp/2ojqgro
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    Cato Institute
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    Feb 12, 2018
    States that have legalized marijuana for medicinal use have seen a dramatic decrease in opioid use & overdose rates. j.mp/2EVVyMW
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    Cato Institute
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    Sep 18, 2019
    On this day in history, 170 years ago today, Harriet Tubman escaped slavery. Not content with merely liberating herself, Tubman is reported to have gone back to the Confederacy 19 times, risking capture as she "conducted" some 300 slaves to freedom. j.mp/303a4jA
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    Cato Institute
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    Nov 17, 2022
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    86.3% of fentanyl trafficking convictions were of U.S. citizens, not illegal immigrants. If it were easier to transport fentanyl by crossing illegally, U.S. citizens wouldn’t be hired for smuggling jobs
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    No, Biden's Immigration Policies Are Not to Blame for the Fentanyl Crisis
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    Cato Institute
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    Jun 22, 2018
    Between 1954 and 2014, the cost of a TV fell 98.5% — for a significantly better product. That's progress! j.mp/2JB795Z
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    Cato Institute
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    Dec 22, 2017
    Should police should have the right to force children to masturbate in front of them so they can take photos? What if it's part of a legal investigation? j.mp/2BRKU8u
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    Cato Institute
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    Nov 17, 2022
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    This is in keeping with the larger trend: immigrants—regardless of their legal status—are less likely to commit crimes than native‐ born Americans cato.org/blog/new-resea… #CatoImmigration
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    New Research on Illegal Immigration and Crime
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    Cato Institute
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    Jul 17, 2018
    A U.S. college education costs 297% more now than it did in 1979. Meanwhile, a Happy Meal costs 40% less. The first is subsidized; the second isn't. (source: j.mp/2JB795Z)