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Ron Johnson: “Cotton and Purdue are still maintaining the spousal and…”

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

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Sen. Johnson joins Jake Tapper on 'State of the Union'

Published | Video Starts at 03:14

We should be selective. We should target those individuals that can come here on a merit based system and add to our economy. Cotton and Purdue are still maintaining the spousal and minor children priority. So again, let's have an honest conversation about this. Let's try and get the demagoguery out of it and recognize that our number one goal should be how do we grow our economy? (03:14–03:20)

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Asserts that the immigration bill by Senators Cotton and Purdue prioritizes spousal and minor children immigration.

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