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John Thune: “There will be agents to take criminal illegal immigrants off…”

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

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Thune: Democrats Cling to Open Borders, Republicans Want to Secure America

Published | Video Starts at 05:29

And Republicans are going to fulfill that responsibility as long as we're in charge. There will be agents at our borders to prevent terrorists, traffickers and other dangerous individuals from making their way into our country. And There will be agents to take criminal illegal immigrants off of America's streets. Our nation's security demands nothing less. (05:29–05:36)

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Asserts that Republicans will ensure agents are present to remove criminal illegal immigrants.

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