Part 1: Smuggler’s Highway: Southern Border’s Escape Route

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Dr. Phil McGraw

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🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Phil goes on a drive-along with Sheriffs on Arizona’s “Smuggler’s Highway”. This border situation has become a political powder keg, with both sides of the aisle using it as ammunition in this upcoming election in just a few weeks. But tonight, we’re focusing on the Arizona border.

With 378 miles of shared border with Mexico, divided into the Tucson and Yuma sectors, Dr. Phil meets up with Sheriff Mark Lamb who offers to take him on a “drive-along” on that stretch of road where high-speed chases happen every day putting everyone on the road at risk. And sometimes, it ends tragically. Take the story of Wanda Sitoski. Her daughter, Valarie sits down with Dr. Phil to talk about how her mother’s life was cut short when a 16-year-old American smuggler running from the law crashed right into her…killing her instantly. And Dr. Phil meets Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels who says he and his team are trying to protect 6219 square miles of rugged terrain. Plus our camera crew goes on a dangerous chase with Sheriff Dannels Interdiction Team. More information: https://drphilpodcast.com

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0:00.0	The Arizona border, this border situation has become a political powder keg with both sides of the aisle using it as ammunition.
0:09.0	Put-day.
0:10.0	Don't go out right now.
0:16.0	A hotspot. Don't go right now. A hot spot for illegal crossings. Hands up, hands up.
0:19.0	We're on Spugglers Highway and they have stopped a load vehicle which is a car carrying
0:24.0	illegal human trafficking. The cartels are actually recruiting American
0:29.4	teenagers. Yeah these kids are all recruited through social media.
0:33.0	Thanks down. Is there anyone in the car?
0:35.0	Yes.
0:37.0	Trunk?
0:38.0	Nobody in Washington, D.C. wants to hear us.
0:39.0	They're worried about party and they're worried about re-election.
0:41.0	We have a problem, this country has a problem.
0:43.4	Well, you understand that's why I'm here. This border situation has become a political powder keg with both sides of the aisle using it as ammunition
1:05.6	in this upcoming election, but tonight we're focusing on the Arizona border.
1:10.7	With 378 miles of shared border with Mexico, divided into the Tucson and Yuma sectors,
1:17.0	Arizona has become a hotspot for illegal crossings.
1:21.0	In fiscal year 2023, Arizona had more than 775,000 illegal border crossers and at least 200,000 were gotaways.
1:32.0	That's a whole lot of people sneaking into our country. 100,000 were gotaways.
1:32.6	That's a whole lot of people sneaking into our country undetected.
1:36.9	I bet you've not heard of a stretch of road
1:39.9	called Smugglers Highway.
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