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Dusty Johnson: “We let 8 million people illegally into this country in the…”

Featuring: Dusty Johnson, Republican | U.S. House, South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 03:57

We don't let politicians sentence you to prison, thank goodness. But let's not forget that we let 8 million people, not me, not you, but the last administration We let 8 million people illegally into this country in the previous four years. That has created a serious problem. Overwhelmingly, Americans do not like people getting here illegally. And they want to make sure that we do what we can, particularly to get the violent criminals out of this country. (03:57–04:09)

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