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John Thune: “After Mr. Biden became president, migrant encounters at the…”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune: Democrats Have Made Their Choice; Republicans Will Fund Border Security Despite Them

Published | Video Starts at 04:21

The Biden administration clearly did not believe in enforcing our immigration laws. And the result was year upon year of record breaking illegal immigration. As even the New York Times has reported. And I quote, After Mr. Biden became president, migrant encounters at the southern border quickly doubled and then kept rising. New arrivals overwhelmed border stations, then border towns and eventually major cities like New York and Denver, end quote. Still, Mr. President, Democrats embrace open borders. (04:21–04:28)

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Asserts that migrant encounters at the southern border doubled and continued to rise after Biden became president.

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