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John Cornyn: “President Obama...deported more than two, two and a half…”

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

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Cornyn Chairs Hearing on the Radical Left's Crusade Against Immigration Enforcement

Published | Video Starts at 02:35

Aggressive immigration enforcement is not unprecedented, nor is it a particularly partisan issue. The reality is that President Obama, who was once praised for unifying the country, deported President Obama...deported more than two, two and a half million illegal aliens. earning him the title the deporter in chief at some point. But ever since President Trump was sworn into office and began prioritizing immigration enforcement, assaults and attacks on immigration agents, on officers have skyrocketed. (02:35–02:45)

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Asserts that President Obama deported more than two and a half million illegal aliens.

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