Newt Gingrich: “Most of them don't speak the language of their native…”

“It's just. It's wrong to toss them in as though they're illegal in any traditional sense. So is it just they're just a political football, then? That's right. And Most of them don't speak the language of their native country. Exactly right. They grew up in America. For all practical purposes, it is their native country. So we couldn't have that debate until we got control of the border.” (06:46–06:50)

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