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Rick Scott: “It is a crime to come into the United States illegally.”

Featuring: Rick Scott, Republican | U.S. Senate, Florida

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Republican Sen. Rick Scott on the crisis at the border | Morning in America

Published | Video Starts at 04:56

Sit down and talk to these people. Saying, saying that why did you. An ICE facility. Why are you not deporting people that have significant. Have committed significant crimes? And by the way It is a crime to come into the United States illegally. We want legal immigration. I'm from an immigration state. We want legal immigration, not illegal immigration. It's not safe for this country. (04:56–05:01)

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Asserts that illegal entry into the U.S. is a criminal act.

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