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Derrick Van Orden: “If we don't have the labor here that enters the country…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 48:33

So first and foremost, our manufacturers and farmers have the available labor so that they can continue to produce products and provide services to people that are the best in the entire world. But If we don't have the labor here that enters the country legally, that means that the wall has to be continue to be built. When they come into the country legally and they're able to provide labor for our farmers and our manufacturers, we can compete with anybody across the world. That's because we're Wisconsinites. (48:33–48:42)

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Asserts the need for continued construction of the border wall if legal labor is not available.

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