Gavin Newsom: “It's not just the worst first, that may be the policy, but…”

“I'm just seeing some nuance in terms of the language and I think some of the rhetoric and the reality on the ground is someone that is on the ground addressing some of that reality. It's not just the worst first, that may be the policy, but that's not necessarily the practice as it relates to those that are here without documentation. I mean, you know, you've got folks from Newt Gingrich that was supporting amnesty in 1985, Reagan himself that did the amnesty bill shortly thereafter.” (22:01–22:13)

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