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Rahm Emanuel: “I don't believe in open borders.”

Featuring: Rahm Emanuel, Democratic | Former Mayor of Chicago, Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan | Illinois

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Published | Video Starts at 02:39

So you don't want them to use the Democratic Party as a. I don't think they should because I think they're a separate party. That's one, two. I don't believe in defunding police. I don't believe in open borders. Over a long career, mayor, congressman, ambassador, and top aide for two presidents, including chief of staff in the Obama White House, Emmanuel has been a key and combative moderate in showdowns over health care and the economy. (02:39–02:42)

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Asserts his opposition to the policy of open borders.

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