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Ro Khanna: “Many of them have been here for four years. Some of them are…”

Featuring: Ro Khanna, Democratic | U.S. House California, 17th Congressional District

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The Rubin Report: Immigration, Economic Policy, and Race with Congressman Ro Khanna

Published | Video Starts at 25:46

And I don't think it's unreasonable for us to say we just want to know who's coming in before and knock on the door and have a process to vet. I think that's perfectly reasonable. The point is, though, we have people here now. Many of them have been here for four years. Some of them are working, they've got young kids, they're paying taxes. And then the question is, how do we deal with them? And if they're violent criminals and convicted, fine, deport them. But for the vast majority, that's not the case. (25:46–25:55)

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Asserts that many undocumented immigrants have been in the U.S. for years, are working, and paying taxes.

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