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Glenn Grothman: “Back when I was a child in the 60s was more like 110…”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

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Congressman Glenn Grothman Discusses Immigration, IRS Issues, and Religious Freedom on Brandon House Live

Published | Video Starts at 04:23

So it's not like it's impossible to come here. We're very generous with allowing people to come here legally. And even look at the number of people sworn as citizens, you're talking over 800,000. Back when I was a child in the 60s was more like 110, 120,000 [people sworn in as citizens]. So we're swearing in legally about six times what we used to, about 60 years ago. And we've been very generous. But it's time we enforce these laws. (04:23–04:31)

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States that in the 1960s, 110,000 to 120,000 people were sworn in as citizens annually.

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