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Laurie Buckhout: “The population in North Carolina is about 10 million.”

Featuring: Laurie Buckhout, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. House North Carolina, District 1

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Published November 15, 2023 | Video Starts at 09:54

It's brought poverty, it's brought inflation, it's brought a huge swell of illegals. There are now 8 million documented illegals in the country that we know we have. And the. And The population in North Carolina is about 10 million. So, I mean, you know, they're almost as big as we are, and we have a bunch in North Carolina. (09:54–09:58)

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