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John Cornyn: “There actually are some illegal aliens who should be…”

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

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Senator John Cornyn Discusses Immigration Law Enforcement with Experts

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

I think that those are meant. Those are the people who can be removed. Those are the people who should be removed. So There actually are some illegal aliens who should be deported. How about convicted criminals? Should they be deported? Undocumented, convicted criminals? Those are the people who I think we should be prioritizing for removal. Mr. Avila? (00:38–00:42)

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Asserts that certain undocumented immigrants should be deported.

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