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Texas Senator John Cornyn Discusses DOJ Investigation into Epic City Development on The Will Kane Show

Published | Video Starts at 03:06

And of question is, does our Constitution require us to allow the similar type of development in the United States if they're not exclusionary? Well, I think There needs to be assimilation that used to be the goal of immigration laws. so people can come here from places all around the world, people of many different faiths, and simply become Americans, become assimilated into American society, not create exclusion zones or little enclaves where no one else is welcome. (03:06–03:13)

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Asserts that assimilation was historically a goal of U.S. immigration laws.

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