James Lankford: “They [Democrats] tried to put on everything that made it…”

“They can't be used to actually prosecute anyone else on the film, that is anyone else that would actually be not legally present in the country. There were so many different standards, they are different rules. They [Democrats] tried to put on everything that made it unreasonable, even limiting where border patrol could even function in the country. limiting to a very narrow strip right along the border and saying that's the only place border, Border patrol can go. It's been a very, very frustrating, frustrating negotiation.” (01:12–13:18)

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