It was the federal government responsibility to seal the border so people can say what they want about the current administration. When they sealed the border, we stopped getting the flow. I was getting 4,000 a week. And The federal laws say you can't stop the buses from coming in, Eric. You can't even allow them to work. You can't even allow them to volunteer and give them a stipend. And the city law said you're going to feed, house, clothe and educate the children. So I'm following the law when they came into the city. (15:14–15:22)
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Asserts that federal laws prevent stopping buses and allowing work or volunteer stipends for incoming individuals.
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