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Beth Van Duyne: “20 million people who came into our country illegally during…”

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

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Jobs, Growth, & the Texas Advantage with Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne

Published | Video Starts at 32:50

And then there's also other, there's other ramifications, such as rental rates and housing prices. Nearly the 20 billion or 20 million people who came into our country illegally during the Biden administration increased housing costs by 30%. for housing costs, 20% for apartments. So when we looked at the massive amounts of increases in inflation and things that people are actually paying for, everybody's paying for housing went up 30%. (32:50–33:03)

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Claims that 20 million illegal immigrants during the Biden administration increased housing costs by 30%.

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