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Kari Lake: “50 or 60,000 of them were convicted rapists and murderers.”

Featuring: Kari Lake, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Arizona

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Ruben Gallego, Kari Lake face off in Arizona Senate debate

Published | Video Starts at 17:48

And we know we just learned this week, we just learned this week that 400, roughly 35,000 people have poured across who we knew had criminal records. 50 or 60,000 of them were convicted rapists and murderers. This piece of legislation was a disaster. It would have codified catch and release. I do have a solution. It's called HR two, and it will secure the border. (17:48–17:53)

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Claims 50,000 to 60,000 of those who crossed were convicted rapists and murderers.

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