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Ron DeSantis: “We have no idea who these people are.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Published | Video Starts at 26:37

And what's happened, though, is because some of the sanctuary jurisdictions, who were very high on virtue signaling when this wasn't affecting them, have now had to acknowledge that this is untenable for a country to operate this way. We have no idea who these people are. So with me as president, that ends on day one. Yes, Texas, Florida has helped transport, but we shouldn't even have to be in that situation. (26:37–26:40)

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Asserts that there is a lack of knowledge about the identities of people crossing the border.

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