Greg Abbott: “I fully expect our immigration laws to be enforced, but it's…”

“So one thing we want to see in Texas and across America, we don't want to see people shot, period. That's separate from whether or not the immigration laws are going to be enforced. I fully expect our immigration laws to be enforced, but it's proven the immigration laws can be enforced, and stopping illegal immigration from coming across our border can be achieved without shooting people. All right, thank you. That's all. Citizens that are concerned that they're going to be shot because they're just not taking a look at anybody. They're just basically shooting. Yeah.” (16:08–16:21)

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