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Kari Lake: “The vast majority of the people coming across don't really…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:19

A lot of these individuals are seeking asylum. They are fleeing political violence in countries like Guatemala and Honduras. Do you accept that the US Has a responsibility to accept those asylum seekers? Well, The vast majority of the people coming across don't really meet the criteria for asylum. There's a lot of fraudulent asylum claims that are being made. I'm really concerned about the people of Arizona. We've had 5 million people come in and we've had a million of them called gotaways. (02:19–02:25)

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Asserts that most migrants crossing the border do not qualify for asylum.

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