Ron Johnson: “21% were diversity refugees, asylees and others.”

“But you know, Jake, if you take a look at the facts, on average, we've been admitting about a million people with legal residencies. In 2015, where we have the best data, 65% of those were based on family relationships, 21% were diversity refugees, asylees and others. Only 14% had anything to do with work. Now there are literally hundreds of millions of people that want to come into America to seek the opportunity that only America really offers.” (02:47–02:52)

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