Rep. Lamar Smith’s Front Row Seat to 30 Years of Immigration Policy

Rep. Lamar Smith’s Front Row Seat to 30 Years of Immigration Policy
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas) speaks at an immigration event hosted by Center for Immigration Studies in Washington on Sept. 5, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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WASHINGTON—Watching unmarked, twin-engine planes flying low over his family’s ranch in south Texas made immigration and border security personal to a young Lamar Smith.

“It was well-known that these twin-engine aircraft ... were flying drugs and landing in these grass runway strips in south Texas,” Smith said during an event hosted by Center for Immigration Studies on Sept. 5.

Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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