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J. D. Vance: “The Biden administration waved away illegal immigration…”

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

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Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Briefs Members of the Media, Oct. 1, 2025

Published | Video Starts at 10:52

The Democrats in their legislative text want to turn it back on. That's one thing. The second thing, Matt, is we all know that, that there are various ways in which The Biden administration waved away illegal immigration status. They gave parolees, they gave asylum claims to people who were really claiming asylum. And when they waved the magic wand of amnesty, giving millions of people legal status even … (10:52–10:57)

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Asserts that the Biden administration dismissed illegal immigration status.

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