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Ro Khanna: “Not well enough, no. I mean, look, I'm not going to defend…”

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 24:57

I think it's perfectly reasonable for Americans and people are knocking on our door to say who's there? And to vet people before they come in. Sure. So did the previous administration do that? Not well enough, no. I mean, look, I'm not going to defend that 8, 8 million or whatever the reports were of people undocumented came into the country. I mean, that's not no one, no one. It's not an unreasonable request for Americans, which are an incredibly generous people. Where my parents came as immigrants, I've had an incredible experience. (24:57–25:07)

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Asserts that the previous administration did not adequately manage undocumented immigration.

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