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Abdul El-Sayed: “Maybe instead of $252 billion to a rogue agency like ICE…”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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Pete Buttigieg & Abdul El-Sayed Speak at Michigan Democratic Campaign Rally

Published | Video Starts at 38:13

May I ask you, well, doctor, how you going to pay for that? I don't know. Maybe instead of $252 billion to a rogue agency like ICE, maybe we can actually keep our money here to provide health care. We can have a secure border, we can enforce immigration policy, but we can do it without shooting people in the face or the back of the head. (38:13–38:21)

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Asserts that funds allocated to ICE should be redirected to healthcare.

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