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John Curtis: “Any other crime that's committed here in our country, we…”

Featuring: John Curtis, Republican | U.S. Senate Utah

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Sens. Schiff and Curtis on the Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act, state of DHS negotiations

Published | Video Starts at 12:08

All right, so what would you say we need to do then? What's your answer to that? Like every other. So, first of all, you have to define amnesty. But Any other crime that's committed here in our country, we define what the punishment is, and we've failed to do that in this case [of undocumented immigration]. Senator Schiff. I thought I'd be arguing with you, Senator Curtis. Look, I think we need strong enforcement of our laws, but we also need to enforce them with compassion. (12:08–12:14)

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