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Megyn Kelly: “In 2022, we had 2.4 million encounters with migrants trying…”

Featuring: Megyn Kelly, Conservative | Podcast Host, The Megyn Kelly Show | National

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Gov. Ron DeSantis: The Full Interview with Megyn Kelly

Published | Video Starts at 35:39

And I understand that that'll happen until and unless we have a federal law on it. On immigration, the southern border is a mess. It's a mess. In 2022, we had 2.4 million encounters with migrants trying to cross the border illegally under Trump. In 2020, it was 2 million fewer. It was 450,000. So you've been somewhat critical of Trump on the border, saying he did not complete that wall. He promised. But what specifically would you do differently than Biden and Trump to secure that border? (35:39–35:52)

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Asserts that there were 2.4 million illegal border encounters in 2022, compared to 450,000 in 2020 under Trump.

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