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John Cornyn: “Many of them were coming from a country whose government was…”

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

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John Cornyn Previews Senate Hearing On Biden Administration's Immigration And Parole Policies

Published | Video Starts at 10:44

Many of them did not speak English, and in some cases, they did not even know their own last name. I know that's hard to imagine, but it's true. And Many of them were coming from a country whose government was literally run by a terrorist organization, the Taliban. Consequently, it's quite possible that some of these aliens had previously committed acts of terror or had ties to terror groups. (10:44–10:51)

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Asserts that many individuals allowed entry were from Afghanistan, governed by the Taliban.

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