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John Cornyn: “These criminal aliens took up residence in states, counties…”

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 01:15

These included hundreds of thousands of criminal aliens, violent gang members, and even individuals on the terror watch list. And where did these aliens go? They went to neighborhoods in major cities across the United States. These criminal aliens took up residence in states, counties, and cities that call themselves sanctuary cities, like Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago. Sadly, many of these communities have suffered for decades under the weight of failed policing mandates. The influx of millions of illegal aliens exacerbated the failure of these policies, resulting in skyrocketing crime. (01:15–01:26)

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Asserts that criminal aliens reside in sanctuary cities such as Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago.

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