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John Curtis: “It wasn't compassionate to encourage those people to come…”

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 10:52

No, no. That's terrible. That's. That's ignoring the. That's ignoring the rule of law. Right. That's why we're in this mess right now. That's ignoring the rule of law and ignoring compassion. It wasn't compassionate to encourage those people to come into our country undocumented and be subject to cartels garnishing their wages. It wasn't compassionate to tell them that if you. If you come here, you can have the American dream when they can't. So that's why we're getting this wrong, right? (10:52–11:00)

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Asserts that encouraging undocumented immigration is not compassionate due to exploitation risks.

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