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Ron DeSantis: “If you have people here illegally, that does not help the people that are entitled to be here.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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So I just want to know what your comment is and kind of where you see immigration enforcement in for it, but going forward past these terms? Well, we're, our view is we've got to enforce the law. Our view is that If you have people here illegally, that does not help the people that are entitled to be here. You see that in a variety of ways. I mean, we see it in costs for healthcare that get imposed on the communities. We see it in cost in education that gets imposed on. (21:55–22:03)

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Asserts that illegal immigration negatively impacts those legally entitled to be in the U.S.

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