We should not be doing this. This is not in the book that says that it's local sheriffs that should be doing this or even a state that should be doing this. It's actually in the United States Constitution that says it's the federal government's responsibility to take care of this issue. We're big enough to step up and respond to it. But the federal government needs to get under control. It's assigned duty under the Constitution, and that is to secure the border. (08:33–08:40)
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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution assigns border security responsibility to the federal government.
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