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Beth Van Duyne: “20 million people in our country illegally, crime is rampant…”

Featuring: Beth Van Duyne, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 24

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Protecting America Podcast with Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne on Border Security and Tom Homan's Role

Published | Video Starts at 04:23

We are a very compassionate populace. But when we see what has happened in the last four years, 20 million people in our country illegally, crime is rampant in our street, kids who are dying from fentanyl. mothers, wives, sisters who are being targeted and raped and beaten and murdered, this is what we're seeing. And of course, people are going to rise up and say, this is ridiculous, and that's just where you start. (04:23–04:30)

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Asserts that 20 million people are in the U.S. illegally and links this to crime and fentanyl deaths.

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