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Elissa Slotkin: “If you are not here legally, you should not be here.”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Debate Night in Michigan: US Senate candidates discuss the issues

Published | Video Starts at 48:13

And we were working on a deal to actually provide more resources to our border agents, deal with that bleeding ulcer that we have down there. To me, If you are not here legally, you should not be here. You should go back to your home country and be removed to your home country. That's why I've done more border legislation than any member of Congress, Democrat or Republican, here in Michigan. (48:13–48:16)

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Asserts that individuals not legally in the U.S. should be removed.

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