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Markwayne Mullin: “If you look at our immigration, it hasn't been truly…”

Featuring: Markwayne Mullin, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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DHS Secy. Mullin visits Anchorage to put eyes on department's work in Alaska

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

I'm not passing laws anymore, right? I have to enforce the laws and I force the nation's laws. I don't pick and choose. But If you look at our immigration, it hasn't been truly reformed since 1959. That was the last big immigration package we pass. We're not going to be perfect. The administration is not perfect. Congress isn't perfect. Even our courts get it wrong. But we should always strive to be better every single day. (01:28–01:37)

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Asserts that the last major U.S. immigration reform was in 1959.

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