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J. D. Vance: “It's hard to become neighbors with your fellow citizens when…”

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

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J.D. Vance's Speech on American Conservatism and Statesmanship at the Claremont Institute

Published | Video Starts at 18:14

And what we're doing is recognizing that if you stop importing millions of foreigners into the country, you allow that social cohesion to form. Naturally, It's hard to become neighbors with your fellow citizens when your own government keeps on importing new neighbors every single year at a record number. But even so, if you were to ask yourself in 2025 what an American is, I hate to say it, very few of our leaders actually have a good answer. (18:14–18:23)

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Asserts that high immigration rates hinder community building.

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