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Rick Scott: “I've been fighting for Haitians and Venezuelans and people…”

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

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Sen. Rick Scott on the SAVE Act and expiring TPS for over 100K Haitians in Florida

Published | Video Starts at 04:11

… know, the temporary status was over, the Congress would be able to make a decision so they could stay. Unfortunately, the Democrats blocked that the two times I did it. I've been fighting for Haitians and Venezuelans and people that, you know, can't go back and live in their countries for a variety of reasons. But we ultimately, what we have to do is we have to fix our whole immigration system so we can vet people. (04:11–04:20)

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