If people know that coming illegally is not going to be a benefit, they're not going to make that whole trek knowing that they're not going to be able to get. Get entry. The reason why people keep coming is because they know The United States has a ridiculous policy [on illegal immigration]. They're literally on an app coming illegally and signing up with our own government to get a court date. They get released in the interior of the country and then they come back, what, two, three years later. (20:13–20:19)
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Asserts that current U.S. immigration policy is ineffective.
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