Gretchen Whitmer: “The Michigan State Police works very closely with our…”

“Well, and the fact that immigrants bring in $100 billion a year to this country. And 8.9 billion. We'll lose at least 8.9 billion if we deport all these people. That's right. And you know, The Michigan State Police works very closely with our federal agencies as we protect the most cross border in the country. And it has worked well. But we've got to follow the law. We've got to treat people with dignity. And we also, as a nation, have failed to secure that southern border.” (03:40–03:47)

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