John Cornyn: “There was a time in the not so distant past when [Democrats]…”

“Thankfully, he was arrested less than 12 hours later with the murder weapon still in his possession. This crime should never have happened. I want to remind my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that There was a time in the not so distant past when [Democrats] agreed that criminal aliens should be deported. But it seems like amnesia has set in, especially because we now happen to have a president in office who's restored the rule of law and now requires enforcement of existing laws.” (05:31–05:37)

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