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J. D. Vance: “Been built and that we have 25 million people who shouldn't…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Host Gets Visibly Angry as Her Trap for JD Vance Backfires

Published | Video Starts at 03:03

And they were talking about illegals and how it relates to the U.S. labor force. The reason that there is a housing crisis is that not enough houses have. Been built and that we have 25 million people who shouldn't be here. Well, I mean, this is the thing. I think it's both. I know you do. I don't think that many people who look into this agree with you, but about a third of the construction workforce in this country is Hispanic. (03:03–03:06)

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Asserts that there are 25 million people in the U.S. who shouldn't be here.

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