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Mike Kennedy: “This is not a state issue. It's a federal government issue.”

Featuring: Mike Kennedy, Republican | U.S. House Utah, 3rd Congressional District

INTERVIEW: Congressman Mike Kennedy believes President Trump can fix what Biden didn't

Published April 30, 2025 | Video Starts at 01:04

And so Utah Compact does a lot of really good. But it does point out very clearly, and I agree with this as a state legislator, This is not a state issue. It's a federal government issue. You've only been here a couple of months as a congressman, and it's been decades since anything really has been done on immigration. (01:04–01:07)

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Asserts that immigration is a federal government issue, not a state issue.

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