Congressman Glusenkamp Perez, this would require those migrants to await their court hearings in Mexico, not in the United States. Why do you think it needs to be reinstated? Well, you know, it's funny, Trump likes to brand things, but actually that is something that Congress implemented in 1996. And so I think we are all really tired of having political footballs and not systemic reform that helps get the people who should be here securely here and keeps out people that abuse claims of the silently. (01:40–01:48)
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Asserts that the policy often associated with Trump was actually implemented by Congress in 1996.
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