US and Mexico tackle fentanyl and migration issues.

GOP lawmakers are attempting to link the fentanyl crisis to migration, blaming vulnerable migrants for bringing the drug into the United States. However, statistics show that American citizens are trafficking the drug to meet U.S. demand, with 90% of fentanyl captured as it is driven into the country through border crossing checkpoints. Despite this, Republicans continue to link migration to drug smuggling, with many Americans conflating the two issues. Meanwhile, Democrats are calling for investment in modernizing land ports and boosting screening at the border to stop the source of the drug.