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Eric Schmitt: “They don't actually think people should be deported.”

Featuring: Eric Schmitt, Republican | U.S. Senate, Missouri

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This is SICK ideology: Sen Eric Schmitt

Published | Video Starts at 07:04

What you'll never hear them say is, you know what, protest all you want, but let ICE do their jobs. And that's very telling because they don't want ICE to do their jobs. They don't actually think people should be deported. They're trying to bring in new voters because they've lost the argument with the American people. They think they can import new voters to vote for them because it's all about power. (07:04–07:07)

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