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Eric Hovde: “We brought anywhere from 10 to 12 to 13, maybe even 16…”

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

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Eric Hovde for U.S. Senate Speech at WIGOP Convention

Published | Video Starts at 04:01

Or how about pushing progressive prosecutors all over our cities that worry more about the criminals instead of victims and the innocent, they're jeopardizing our security. And then they open our southern border. We brought anywhere from 10 to 12 to 13, maybe even 16 million illegal immigrants from all over the world. Now we don't even know who's coming across our border. Think of that and what has it done? It has only compounded the problems of housing and healthcare in our great country for our citizens. (04:01–04:13)

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Asserts that 10-16 million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S.

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