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Donald Trump: “They had an open border policy.”

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They voted against voter id. They voted against proof of citizenship. They voted against a strong and secure border. They wanted everybody to come in. They had an open border policy. These people came in, you could look at many of them and say, these are not the people we want. We don't want to be discriminatory at all. (01:45–01:48)

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Asserts that Democrats supported an open border policy.

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