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J. D. Vance: “The average criminal migrant that we have in an American…”

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

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You know, I don't know that you can quantify it because it's so hard to keep track of all of the criminal migrants who are taking advantage of our system. I mean, they're taking advantage by, you know, The average criminal migrant that we have in an American prison is costing US $60,000 to $120,000 a year. depending on the location they're collecting health care benefits. A couple of states, California, New York in particular, they actually allow illegal aliens to benefit from the American people's health … (1:07:51–1:07:58)

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