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John Cornyn: “ICE estimates that there are as many as 662,000 illegal…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 02:17

And then in the news we hear about, for example, marijuana farms in California where unaccompanied minors who were allowed into the country without any real restriction during the Biden administration were part of the roundup there. ICE estimates that there are as many as 662,000 illegal immigrants currently in the country who have either criminal convictions or criminal charges pending against them. And it strikes me as this is quite a workforce for some of these criminal organizations. In other words, things don't stop at the border. (02:17–02:34)

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Asserts that ICE estimates 662,000 illegal immigrants in the U.S. have criminal convictions or charges.

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