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John Hoeven: “A sanctuary city de facto does not work.”

Featuring: John Hoeven, Republican | U.S. Senate North Dakota

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All laws must be enforced fairly, North Dakota senator says

Published | Video Starts at 01:21

If Governor Walsh or Mayor Fry are concerned about that, that then work with law enforcement, work with ICE and DHS and then go through that process of identifying the criminals and the people who are here and make our communities unsafe. A sanctuary city de facto does not work. Which laws should be enforced, John? The ones you favor? The ones I favor? The ones. No. All laws have to be enforced fairly and openly and that's what's going on and that's what the governor and the mayor are impeding. (01:21–01:25)

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Asserts that sanctuary cities are ineffective.

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