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Bryan Hughes: “Some places like New York City and other places thought it…”

Featuring: Bryan Hughes, Republican | Texas State Senate, District 1

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WATCH: Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Texas Senator Bryan Hughes Hold a Panel at CPAC 2026 - 3/27/26

Published | Video Starts at 11:14

And Governor, speaking of deportations, as you know, here in Texas we were facing the reality of illegal immigration. But Some places like New York City and other places thought it was cool to be for illegal immigration because they weren't dealing with it. What did you do about that? Well, they're called sanctuary cities. And so New York and Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia and all these other cities, they were self declared sanctuary cities. (11:14–11:22)

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Asserts that certain cities supported illegal immigration due to not experiencing its direct impacts.

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