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Eric Hovde: “It would have codified allowing almost 5000 illegal…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Wisconsin U.S. Senate Debate

Published | Video Starts at 20:28

It was masquerading as a border bill with really funding Ukraine. And every senator, once they found out what was in it, was opposed to it. The simple fact is It would have codified allowing almost 5000 illegal immigrants coming into our country every single day. It wasn't going to change any of the asylum laws or immigration laws at all. Here's the reality, and you can't run from this fact. (20:28–20:36)

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