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Americans Kidnapped in Mexico

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ABC News

Politics, Daily News, News

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Four Americans are dragged away at gunpoint after crossing the border into Mexico. President Biden, perhaps fearing Democrats being labeled “soft on crime,” declines to veto a bill overturning Washington D.C. policy. And Russia encircles the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's Tuesday, March 7th. They crossed the border and haven't been seen since. We start here.

0:08.0

A group of Americans are kidnapped on their way into Mexico.

0:12.0

There are shootouts between rival groups in that city all the time.

0:16.4

This type of trip is not unique either. What it means for security measures now in each country.

0:21.4

It could have been President Biden's first veto, and said he says he'll go with Republicans on this one.

0:26.8

It was just deeply unpopular with the populace. It's been experiencing rising crime.

0:32.2

How urban crime has upended pre-election politics, and Russia is ready to take back a Ukrainian city.

0:39.5

They forced Russia to expend ammunition, lose men.

0:43.3

But as it costs Vladimir Putin more rubles and Russian lives than it's worth.

0:49.3

From ABC News, this is Start Here. I'm Brad Milky.

0:57.5

As much as we talk about people coming from Mexico into the US to live,

1:02.7

the fact is that in border towns, travel is not one way.

1:07.8

Every day, nearly a million people cross the border legally.

1:11.2

350 million people a year that's trucks carrying goods, that's employees going to work.

1:16.9

And of course, tourists. The difference here is that Mexican tourists need a visa to come here.

1:21.6

Americans going to Mexico do not. And because of this, there are entire industries in Mexico.

1:26.6

Devoted to Americans crossing over for the day or just the afternoon.

1:30.7

Some of these are services that aren't legal here. The others are just simply easier to obtain or just

1:35.6

cheaper there. For people who are now missing even feared kidnapped in Mexico,

1:41.2

you know, they were just slamming them on the truck like they were dead dogs.

1:44.6

Well, yesterday we learned that four Americans crossing into Mexico were allegedly dragged out of

1:49.5

their cars at gunpoint and kidnapped. They've not been heard from since, and this is created a

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