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J. D. Vance: “The United States, of course, has to honor [its] promise [to…”

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

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VP Vance speaks at Turning Point event at Ole Miss | LiveNOW from FOX

Published | Video Starts at 33:25

So, first of all, I can believe that we should have lower immigration levels. But if the United States passed a law and made a promise to somebody, The United States, of course, has to honor [its] promise [to people who were promised legal immigration]. Nobody's talking about that. I'm talking about people who came in in violation of the laws of the United States of America. And I'm talking about, in the future, reducing the number. (33:25–33:28)

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Asserts that the U.S. must honor legal immigration promises.

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