And so I instructed Commissioner of Public Safety Tim Tipton, Department of Corrections Director Steve Harp to be ready to assist the Trump administration as they begin deporting those who have committed crimes while here illegally. After all, the Oklahoma taxpayers shouldn't be paying millions of dollars a year to keep criminals incarcerated when they shouldn't be in our state to begin with. But to have safe communities, we also have to have some common sense. Let me tell you a story about a man named John Stanfield. (23:21–23:31)
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Asserts that Oklahoma taxpayers are paying millions annually to incarcerate criminals who should not be in the state.
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