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Kari Lake: “When you bring 20 million people in, they're going to work…”

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 26:28

Were not safe because of it. Fentanyls falling into the hands of our young people. Its affecting our economy. If youre out there working one or two jobs. When you bring 20 million people in, they're going to work for peanuts, especially under Ruben Gallego's plan, which is to pay for their housing and give them an EBT card with thousands of dollars on it to pay for their food. They don't have the monthly expenses to live and so they can work for a reduced wage. It brings your wages down and it makes all of our families have to struggle even more and ask the police about it. (26:28–26:41)

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Asserts that Reuben Gallego's plan involves providing housing and EBT cards to 20 million immigrants.

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