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Dan O'Donnell: “People who are not lawfully permitted to be in the United…”

Featuring: Dan O'Donnell, Radio Host | Common Sense Central | Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 1:18:16

It's a much more difficult sell, I think, that you got people who are. Now, it is unclear just what rights attach themselves to people who are not citizens of this. This country. I personally believe that People who are not lawfully permitted to be in the United States do not have the same lawful protections of the United States Constitution. which was envisioned to protect everyone within the borders of the United States. Yes, but not those who are not permitted to be there. When the Constitution was formed, we didn't have citizenship per se. (1:18:16–1:18:34)

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Asserts that undocumented immigrants do not have the same constitutional protections as citizens.

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