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Bernie Moreno: “We had 2 to 300,000 illegals coming to this country every month.”

Featuring: Bernie Moreno, Republican | U.S. Senate, Ohio

'They Want Total Control Over Our LIves': Bernie Moreno Calls On Ohio Voters To Help GOP Defeat Dems

Published October 4, 2026

So look, I don't have to remind all of you here, but here's what the Republicans have done in 18 months. Joe Biden and the Democrats have put this country into a ditch. We had 2 to 300,000 illegals coming to this country every month. I want you look around this. Look around this arena. Look around this arena. This many people per day, every day. Rapists, criminals, drug traffickers. (03:43–03:51)

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Asserts that 200,000 to 300,000 undocumented immigrants enter the U.S. monthly.

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“Do you know how many have come across the border illegally in 17 months? 000.”
Asserts a specific number of undocumented immigrants crossing the border in 17 months.04:04-04:13
“President Trump completely changed Washington D.C. completely changed it physically.”
Asserts that Trump made significant physical changes to Washington D.C.05:05-05:13
“They want to take your tax money and give it to criminal aliens.”
Asserts that Democrats intend to use taxpayer money to support undocumented immigrants.05:38-05:44
“The Democrats wouldn't even stand up for those families [who lost loved ones to criminal aliens].”
Asserts that Democrats did not support families affected by crimes committed by undocumented immigrants.06:27-06:33
“They shut down the government three times.”
Asserts that Democrats were responsible for three government shutdowns.06:57-07:01
“They wanted to defund Immigration Customs Enforcement, border Patrol, and they were willing to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of American families to do it.”
Asserts that [some political group] wanted to defund ICE and Border Patrol, impacting American families.07:10-07:21