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Kristi Noem: “We don't know for certain, but we believe it could be…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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Senate Appropriations Hearing on DHS Budget with Secretary Kristi Noem

Published | Video Starts at 1:18:31

In fact, they cheered him on, didn't they? Said a yes. Yes, sir. How many people do you think President Biden let into our country illegally? Just give me a ballpark figure, sir. We don't know for certain, but we believe it could be upwards to 20 million people that are illegally in this country. So that's like adding 10 Nebraskas to our country, isn't it? That's correct. Why do you think President Biden and my Democratic colleagues did that? You think they believed in open borders? (1:18:31–1:18:38)

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Asserts that up to 20 million people may be in the U.S. illegally.

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