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Henry Cuellar: “The aggressiveness of ICE on people on work sites that are…”

Featuring: Henry Cuellar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 28

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Rep. Cuellar Speaks with Kristen Welker on Meet the Press NOW

Published | Video Starts at 02:18

Tariffs are a hidden tax on it. And the other thing is we're not talking about open borders now, but we're talking the way The aggressiveness of ICE on people on work sites that are not focusing on criminals, but they're focusing on work sites where people don't have criminal records or, you know, have lived here for a long time. And they're focusing on those people that affects the economy, that raises prices along with tariffs, which are a hidden tax. Let me ask you, because President Trump did mention you in a social media post. (02:18–02:34)

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Asserts that ICE is aggressively targeting non-criminals at work sites.

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