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Mike Garcia: “Crossing the border is a crime. It is illegal per penal code…”

Featuring: Mike Garcia, Republican | Former U.S. House, California, District 27

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Published | Video Starts at 02:19

And we just heard why Mister Cartwright from Pennsylvania was citing the decline. Crime nationwide. Your mission is to uphold the rule of law. And Crossing the border is a crime. It is illegal per penal code eight USC 1325. Crossing international border is a crime. We have seven and a half million people under your tenure who have come across our border. When you say there's a decline in homicides by about 20%. (02:19–02:26)

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Asserts that crossing the border is illegal under penal code 8 USC 1325.

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