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John Thune: “The Biden administration abused the parole and asylum…”

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

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Senate Remarks by John Thune on Border Security and Tribute to Kit Bond

Published | Video Starts at 02:45

During the Biden administration, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants were crossing the southern border in a single month, including a concerning number of known gotaways. The Biden administration abused the parole and asylum systems to wave illegal immigrants into the United States. As a result, communities across the country were overwhelmed by the influx. And valuable resources had to be used to process and transport these migrants. (02:45–02:51)

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Asserts that the Biden administration misused parole and asylum systems to allow illegal immigrants into the U.S.

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