Cartel operations bring violence to border towns | NewsNation Now

Southern border towns are being turned into war zones with the violence enacted by rival Mexican drug cartels. And the demand for human smuggling is adding to an already dangerous situation. Independent journalist Luis Chaparro joins "NewsNation Now" to discuss how this problem isn't new, but it is different now than in previous years. "I think the issue right now is the amount of money… This is making them extremely powerful with more arms, more weapons and more resources to operate across the border. But also this is making them fight."

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