Eric Schmitt: “Democrats know they can't pass legislation that would give…”

“Now they get it on back pay, but for most people, they're living paycheck to paycheck. The Democrats, they just don't care. This whole thing, Laura, is they want to defund ice. They want de facto amnesty. They Democrats know they can't pass legislation that would give amnesty to the 15 million people that came here illegally. So their next best option is to make sure ICE can't deport anyone. And they are willing to sacrifice the paychecks and the livelihoods of 260,000Americans in the process.” (01:06–01:12)

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