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Beth Van Duyne: “If you are harboring criminals, then there's already laws…”

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 14:35

But if you're going to stand the way of the federal government protecting its American citizens, you better understand that there's going to be consequences. And it's not just a threat. If you are harboring criminals, then there's already laws against that. When everybody takes an oath of office, when they get elected and they take that oath they are promising, they are claiming an oath that they will protect the rights … (14:35–14:41)

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Asserts that existing laws prohibit harboring criminals.

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