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Derrick Van Orden: “It is not a pathway to citizenship. These people are going…”

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

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Rep. Van Orden Speaks with Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins on Regulations for Milk Labeling

Published | Video Starts at 01:49

And we're going to just say it out loud and we're going to address it in the most meaningful way. It is not a pathway to citizenship. These people are going to have to pay a fine, they're going to have to leave the United States of America to return to send the message across the world, if you're going to get a job here in the United States, you're going to enter this country legally. The employer is going to have to pay a fine and they're going to be able to come back here. And when they enter the United States again, that's their born again date. (01:49–02:01)

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Asserts a proposed policy for undocumented workers to pay fines and leave the U.S. before returning legally.

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