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Ron Johnson: “1.1, 1.1. 1.2 million people have come in since 2012, DACA…”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

Sen. Johnson talks Iran, border crisis on State of the Union

Published July 21, 2019 | Video Starts at 07:43

But all the components, I mean, what do you do with the 8 million people in this country, undocumented, that are in the workforce? You know, you have the dreamers. What do you do with the 1.1, 1.1. 1.2 million people have come in since 2012, DACA as part of the family unit. Nobody's talking about, you know, what do we do with those individuals? So this is an enormous challenge. (07:43–07:51)

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Asserts that 1.1 to 1.2 million people have come in since 2012 under DACA as part of family units.

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