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Glenn Grothman: “The idea in the past people can come up here, commit…”

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

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Capital City Sunday_ Glenn Grothman on House's passage of Laken Riley Act

Published | Video Starts at 04:03

Would you consider this a win for your Republican colleagues? Well, I think it's a, it's a win. You've got to set the stage for a much more aggressive policy on the board. The idea in the past people can come up here, commit robberies and stay up here is just out of line. It should not have been a surprise that when Macon Riley was killed, she was killed by someone who committed crimes in the past and should have been deported a long time ago. (04:03–04:11)

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Asserts that previously, people could commit crimes and remain in the U.S. without deportation.

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