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Drew Johnson: “It's completely unconscionable for us to say we want…”

Featuring: Drew Johnson, Libertarian-leaning Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House Nevada, District 3

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Nevada Newsmakers - Jul 4, 2024 - Drew Johnson, Republican Candidate for CD 3

Published | Video Starts at 21:07

And so good people have this perverse incentive to cut line and come across the border illegally. And we've got to stop that. And the easiest way to do that is by putting more funding into immigration services. It's completely unconscionable for us to say we want immigrants, but it's five or six years to wait to come in legally. Almost a third of my district is first or second generation legal immigrants. And these people are so frustrated because these illegal immigrants that are being let in again by … (21:07–21:15)

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